The first SOLA UL are flying!
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4 hours ago
Further report:
I (Hannes) have been on Lago d'Idro to measure sink speed of our upcoming rescue POP: size 26.
This is done according to the EN norm with a 30m line and a swimming container.
It showed very good inflation and super stable, nice flight with very low sink speed. So it can be loaded up to 128kg to be still below the 5.5m/sek frame (asked by certification).
We were testing the SEMILIGHT: below 1.3kg incl container and connection line! So a rescue overall weight of around 1% of max load: a very good value for a robust semi light version!
Thanks a lot to Eki from www.flugschule-achensee.at/ for the excellent "pick me from water" service!
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2 days ago
Report of the last days:
The last days we were at Bassano, flying the last version of upcoming RONDO 210 and 230. We were once again improving aglility and have now even concerns, that the handling (of the big one as well) is TOO GOOD!
As usual: "Don't trust my words! Try it yourself!"
Rene (professionell tandem pilot) was never ever before flying a biplace with that low brake pressure and that good, tight turning and agility. Me as a passenger (as usual in the red overall) was trying it as well: What a fun wing!
With the RONDO we have reached an extreme good balance between profiles strack, wing pressure, sail tension, wing curve and brake reef / geometry.
-you will see!
We try to solve the last challenges now (we have +15cm, -3cm speed system travel)! you have a 36 cm long trim tape flapping around when it is all closed: but we already have some ideas...
-and give those 2 wings to certification now.
Canopies are already in production.
On the video you see Alex and Rene on the 210 (33 proj): already with logo prints.
Then Rene and Hannes on the 230 (35 proj): both gliders are blue.
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2 days ago
We managed to fly in the short dip between 2 quite windy peaks!
Good timing, Alex and Rene!
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6 days ago