Tim, Delta one goes better than any B I came across. ;-)
Mart, Depends who you ask. The Discus A has 80mm more wingspan than a Discus B - yes both are 15m wingspan, but the A fuselage has 80mm less width. Plus I think that the bottom fairing between the wing lower surface and the fuse is more aerodynamic - but I was an A owner of course. B owners reckon that the B fuse was more aero despite its girth. Just ask Tom C :-) The truth is that like all gliders, both are a compromise. The A trades off cockpit space for performance - real or illusional. The B (and C's in the current generation of Schempp gliders) potentially trades off performance for comfort - but it is also more flexible (more pilots can fly it) and hence generally has better resale value. Whatever the difference really is, it is probably less than the variation between gliders that come out of the same molds. I have flown great B's - and ordinary B's. The good ones would be competitive with most A's - you'd need a good A to notice a difference. There are a series of mods to create more space in A cockpits - modified seat pans (after market) to (I've been told) moving the forward bulkhead forward about 50mm. I would enjoy comparing a new Ventus2ax or 2cax (to the Discus A) but then who wouldn't! BTW, I think that the LS8 cockpit is halfway in between the two Schempp versions. Cheers Bruce On 6 August 2011 18:12, Tim Shirley <tshir...@internode.on.net> wrote: > Hi all, > > It is hard to imagine that any difference in glide angle between an A or B > model (which is tiny if it is there at all) would cancel out differences in > pilot skill and performance. But it is true that the best pilots will seek > every advantage no matter how small so perhaps that is the reason they chose > A models. It may even be just psyching the opposition. I recall years ago > a Jantar owner painted "Jantar 4" on his glider just before a competition. > There is no such thing, but it sure had the Jantar 2 and 3 pilots wondering. > > That said, my Discus A fits me perfectly. And of course it goes heaps > better than a B... > > Size does matter... :) > > Cheers **** > *Tim***** > > *tra dire e fare c'รจ mezzo il mare***** > > On 6/08/2011 5:30, Mart Bosman wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have a question that might have been asked before but I haven't found it. > > > How come that there are no minimum cockpit sizes for gliders? > > I am following the euros and again the gliders with a small cockpit that > apparently have about half a point better glide are leading. For yesterday > the first 8 are an 'a' model. (or standard small) > > To me it looks unfair that your statue gives you a competition advantage. > > Thanks, > > Mart. > > http://egc2011.pociunai.lt/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=132 > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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