There is also a GP15 15 meter version under
construction. Same fuselage as the 13.5 M
version. Nicer looking than the Diana 2.
The wing sure looks similar to that on a Diana 2
but with winglets. The 13.5 M version wing weighs
31 Kg each side. Easy to rig by one person.
The 15M looks to be a seriously good competition
glider with a very wide wing loading range.
Electric self launch too. (Fully retractable, not the silly FES).
A welcome change from the trend to making gliders converge on the B-52.
There is some new battery tech on the horizon too
which will mean a 10Kw-hour battery weighs only
25 Kg. Allegedly will be safer than current
Li-ion tech too. This should be enough for a
launch and subsequent climb of at least 8000 feet.
However will the sport cope with all self launching gliders?
Mike
At 04:52 PM 9/17/2016, you wrote:
The glider Ron is referring to, is the GP14 Velo
<http://www.gpgliders.com/>http://www.gpgliders.com/
, which is still under construction as far as I
know, and nothing to do with the Diana 2.
The Diana 2 is type certified, as of last year.
<https://www.easa.europa.eu/system/files/dfu/TCDS_A_451_SZD-56_Diana_issue_02.pdf>https://www.easa.europa.eu/system/files/dfu/TCDS_A_451_SZD-56_Diana_issue_02.pdf
The 13.5m Diana 2 "Versus" exists and is almost
certainly the best 13.5m glider.
Beres BogumiÅ, the man behind the Diana 2 passed away earlier in the year.
What happened after that is a bit murky, but my
understanding is the assets were sold to SZD
(there's multiple SZD's, it's confusing), who is
once again producing the Diana 2, and
*allegedly* producing one with a fuselage that
has lower angle of attack on the ground, and an 18m stretch.
On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Tom & Kerrie
Claffey <<mailto:tom.ker...@gmail.com>tom.ker...@gmail.com> wrote:
Nope,
The Versus (13.5M experimental version of
Diana2)Â was flown by Stefano Giorgio who won
the first 13.5M WGC in it. The glider Sebastian
was going to fly, but they ran out of time, is a different, all new glider.Â
Since then the 13.5 M class is supposed to go electric self launch.
I think the 15M Diana 2 is soon out of the WGC
due to time from prototype to certification.Â
(There is some limit)
Having seen a few of them I would not own one, talk to Mak.
Tom
...
On Saturday, 17 September 2016, Ron Sanders
<<mailto:resand...@gmail.com>resand...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey guys out there,
Anyone know what is happening with the Diana 2 these days??
Last i heard was  a 13.5 metre version was
gonna be flown by Sebastian Kawa at some GP thing and it didn't make it.
Ron
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