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SparrowHawk
Glider
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25-Apr-12
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From: Kevin
Rodda
Date: Wed, Apr 25, 2012
Subject: SparrowHawk All-Carbon Ultralight Glider
To: cgcnews@groupspaces.com
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Flying
amongst the vintage gliders congregated at Warkworth
earlier this month for the Hunter Valley Gliding Club's
Easter Regatta was Morgan Sandercock's state-of-the-art
SparrowHawk.
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One
of Morgan's dogs making use of the limited shade under
the SparrowHawk when the sun is directly overhead!
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The
SparrowHawk is a 115 lb ultralight sailplane ... yes
that's correct 70 kg which
is the weight of a middleweight boxer ... with a wingspan
of only 36 ft (or a tick under 11 m), a maximum L/D of 37
and an L/D of 23 at 80 kts.
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Some
people (who spend considerably more time in the gym than I)
do multiple bench press routines and even biceps curls
using 70 kg weights!
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It was the
first ever all-carbon sailplane and provides a surprisingly
large cockpit area for even a larger pilot. Despite the
short wingspan, the
SparrowHawk's fuselage length of 20.6 ft (6.3m) is
comparable to sailplanes with 15 m wingspans.
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The
following images of the SparrowHawk in flight make excellent
wallpapers for your PC or laptop ...
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http://windward-performance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/
02/DHmod-960x440.jpg
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http://windward-performance.
com/wp-content/uploads/2012/
02/9-960x440.jpg
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See also
the following article on the HVGC's blog ...
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http://www.hvgc.com.au/blog/?
p=264
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Regards,
Kevin Rodda
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