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Cirrus Standard Glider

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-Group 1: Nav lights
-Description: The Standard Cirrus was designed by Dipl. Ing. Klaus Holighaus and flew for the first time in March 1969. It is a Standard Class glider with a 15-metre span and no camber-changing flaps. The all-moving tailplane, a feature of many designs of that period due to its theoretically higher efficiency, caused less than desirable high-speed stability characteristics, and so modifications were made to the early design. Even so, the glider is still very sensitive in pitch. The aircraft built before 1972 have a washout of -0.75 degrees. The washout was then increased to -1.5 degrees which improved low-speed performance and response at slow speed.
(Wikipedia)

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 65.3ft (19.9m)
  • Length 27.2ft (8.3m)
  • Height 7.9ft (2.4m)
  • Empty Weight 2,161lbs (980kg)
  • Loaded Weight 3,898lbs (1,768kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 13.0lbs/ft2 (63.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 300.8ft2 (27.9m2)
  • Drag Points 895

Parts

  • Number of Parts 34
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 184