Glass wing 206

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Glass wing 206 "Hornet"
Hornet
Type: Glider
Design country:

GermanyGermany Germany

Manufacturer:

Glass wing

First flight:

December 21, 1974

Production time:

1974-1979

Number of pieces:

89 + 12

The Glasflügel 206 Hornet is a single-seat glider made by Glasflügel Segelflugzeugbau GmbH . The gliding index is 100.

history

The 206 Hornet was manufactured from 1974 to 1979. It is considered the successor to the various models of the H-20X standard dragonfly . So she has some things in common with her. The Hornet has the wing of the Club Libelle, the already proven trailing edge rotary brake flaps have been adopted. The construction has been reinforced to accommodate 100 liters of water ballast. The fuselage and tail are from the H-203 . It also has a retractable landing gear. 89 copies of the original version were made. The hood is designed in two parts, with the front part firmly attached to the fuselage (it can still be removed for maintenance purposes) and the rear part can be folded away to the rear. Furthermore, adjustable foot pedals and backrests were installed in flight.

As one of the few gliders of this time, the Hornet has fully automatic rudder and water ballast connections. The so-called "Hänle bags", which can now be found in many modern glider models, were installed to hold the ailerons and the airbrakes.

Like many of the gliders built by Glasflügel, this model also has a mounting lever which pulls the wings together when upgrading and thus simplifies upgrading.

Since 2002, the Hornet can also be equipped with striped winglets (does not apply to Hornet C), which increases the index to 101.

variants

In addition to the 206 Hornet twelve copies than were Hornet C built. These spars and shells of the wings were made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic , so that the empty weight sank significantly. The landing gear was fitted with a larger 5-inch wheel. In contrast to the Hornet, this cannot be retrofitted with winglets.

The prototype of the Hornet still differs considerably from the production version. Here the wings are set high (similar to the Club Libelle) and the hood is completely folded back.

Technical specifications

Parameter Data (Hornet C in brackets)
constructor Eugen Hänle
span 15.00 m
Wing area 9.80 m²
Elongation 23
Length of the trunk 6.40 m
Tail unit T-tail
Empty mass 245 kg (225 kg)
Max. Payload including ballast 180 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 420 kg (450 kg)
Wing loading 42.86 kg / m²
Minimum speed 65 km / h
Top speed 250 km / h
V max winch 150 km / h
V max F-tow 135 km / h
Glide ratio 38 at 103 km / h
Slightest sinking 0.60 m / s at 74 km / h
profile Wortmann FX 66-17AII-182

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c History of the company Glasflügel Segelflugzeugbau GmbH / Schlattstall. Glasfaser-Flugzeug-Service GmbH , accessed on November 29, 2017 .