This easa ad also requires amendment of the sailplane aircraft flight manual afm. Glasflugel h401 kestrel drawings these were posted for a friend building a scale version of the kestrel. Home aircraft manuals gl hawker siddeley kestrel hawker siddeley kestrel fga. The british company slingsby built the kestrel under license as the t59 and t59b.
I cant spin it from level flight and during the 2010 season, when i was a bit slow pushing over from a zoom entry into a thermal it merely mushed round the first 90 degrees without any hint of wing drop. It has the same and some added functions along with some physical and connectivity improvements, like ios capability. New kestrel 5700 ballistics easy mode quick start guide 01. Refer to maintenance manual siehe wartungshandbuch a. The kestrel 5000 environmental meter is a remarkably powerful, handheld measuring and data logging tool. Other famous glider types as well were built by glasflugel, e. H 301b libelle, kestrel, mosquito, standard libelle, and standard libelle201b. In 1970something, the british company slingsby took this design and added two metres of wing root, weighing an additional seventy kilogrames, to deliver a staggering additional one point of glide.
I was a 17 year old kid at the time and had no problems flying the. Id lowered the nose, of course, and it just picked up speed and climbed away, still circling. Unfortunately we do not have a electronic version of the flight manual. Service manual glasfugel 304 cz maintenance, issue of january 1998 operation instruction for the tost nose tow release mechanism. This refinement makes the centering more precise so. We would not like to have electronic manuals floating around in newgroups and they will be used for the. This ad applies to glasflugel models club libelle 205, h 301 libelle, h 301b libelle, kestrel, mosquito, standard libelle, and standard libelle201b gliders, certificated in any category, with a center of gravity c. The kestrel will be an exceptionally easy plane to fly, with superior handling characteristics and responsiveness, even at low speeds. It is my opinion that the cambridge approach to representing polar data is the most accurate way to enter the data. Kestrel flight service has offered discovery flights to hundreds of satisfied customers each year a discovery flight is approximately 40 minutes, intended to familiarize you with the airplane, airport and the flying environment. Glasflugel h303 mosquito designed by eugen hanle for the 15 m racing class, the mosquito is a development of the club libelle and differs from the earlier hornet chiefly in having carbonfibre massbalanced ailerons, and a new flapspoilerair brake system. If you select the default installation directory, clearview will be installed in c.
Kestrel road manual german pdf kestrel road manual english pdf kestrel road manual spanish pdf kestrel road manual french pdf kestrel road manual italian pdf kestrel road manual dutch pdf. It will climb efficiently at more than 2,250 ftmin to a maximum altitude of 31,000 feet, and cruise at greater than 320 kts. Ad number effective date subject ad supplement service bulletin 1. In 1963 glasflugel started the largescale production of h301 libelle, a 15m glider with wing flaps, which achieved performances far ahead of others in the newly created 15 m class in 1975. View and download kestrel 3000 instruction manual online. Our service is currently available online and for your ios or android device. After putting the glasflugel kestrel 17 into production, vickersslingsby later slingsby engineering ltd began to pursue its own line of development of this open class singleseater, which resulted in the 19m span t59b, t59c and t59d. The option to switch between low, medium or high speed rates makes it suitable for everyone from beginners to expert drone pilots.
Dec 16, 2008 libelle 205 kestrel hornet 206 mosquito 303 glasflugel 304 glasflugel was founded by eugen hanle in 1962 and carried the logo of a dragonfly in german libelle. The t59b has a wingspan of 19 metres and was developed for the 1970 world gliding championships on 18 may 2005, gordon boettger flew 2061 km in his kestrel in lee waves along the sierra nevada in the usa. To prevent the possibility of in flight elevator control problems, accomplish the following. Procedure for creating polar data for your sailplane. To prevent failure of the elevator control rod which could result in loss of aircraft control, accomplish the following. This ad schedule is applicable to the following glasflugel gliders manufactured under easa. Fly light with kestrel onboard the highly integrated kestrel autopilot is small and light, yet powerful. Bill, the kestrel 19 was my first glass expeirence after flying a 4 for 100 hrs. Page 119 kestrel 17 page 120 kestrel 19 page 121 kestrel 22 slingsbys page 122 kirby kite 1 page 123 kirby kite 2b page 124 kranich ii page 125 kranich iii page 126 l 33 solo page 127 lak 12 partial data only page 128 lak 17a page 129 libelle club glasflugel 205 page libelle standard 201 page 1 libelle std 201b. Seeking input on glasflugelslingsby kestrel showing 111 of 11 messages. This english edition of the glasflugel 304 c flight manual has been translated with care and is accurate to best of our knowledge.
Bs1, standard libelle, kestrel, glasflugel 604, club libelle, hornet, mosquito, glasflugel 304 and glasflugel 402. The latest releases from kestrel, right at your fingertips. With many kestrel 4000s on the market and aftermarket, were leaving this page up to see what the 4000 was all about. In may 1975, financial problems lead to a cooperation with the firm schempphirth. Split, fowler, ventilated and high lift flaps are too draggy for sailplanes flap configuration can influence or limit lateral control in high. Constructed over 40 years ago, they are an early all glass fibre glider yet the fuselage uses a ribbed internal structure similar to wooden gliders which makes it very strong. Contact bristell director of maintenance rich maisano at. The glasflugel h401 kestrel is a glider that was developed in 1968 for the open class. We are adopting a new airworthiness directive ad for glasflugel. Build and manage your gunbullet profiles and download them to your kestrel ballistics meter before you set out. As you can see, you must select 9600 bits per second, 8 data bits, parity none, stop bits 1 and no flow control for the cable com port. The first 19m span kestrel, the t 59b, being flown by mr g burton in the 1970 world championships in texas.
The glider sustained unreported damage and the sole pilot onboard the glider wasnt hurt. Flight manual for the sailplane document no g304cafm date of issue. The gel coat is made of old asteroids and lasts for ever. Find flight test data or a factory polar or data from the table below. The t59b has a wingspan of 19 metres and was developed for the 1970 world gliding championships. Kestrel, mosquito, standard libelle, and standard libelle201b gliders. At next annual inspection or by 1 december 1999, whichever is the.
These informative pieces will give you a more in depth understanding of the kestrel aircraft. Udi u281 kestrel rtf fpv the udi kestrel u28 is equipped with a 2mp hd camera which lets you take aerial videos and photos. On 18 may 2005, gordon boettger flew 2061 km in his kestrel in lee waves along the sierra nevada in the usa. We make the flight manual new for each glider so we are sure that all amendments and changes are included. The kestrel is one of the slowest falcons we have here in the states, and will often hunt with a very different style from others in the family. Glasflugel 304, glasflugel 304b, mosquito, mosquito b tcds no 318. This proposed ad results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information. Jul 17, 2009 glasflugel h401 kestrel drawings these were posted for a friend building a scale version of the kestrel. A glasflugel h401 kestrel, on a local flight from saanen airport lsgk, hit some tree tops, lost a wing and crashed into hight terrain at wispile, near gsteig, be. This ad schedule is applicable to the following glasflugel gliders manufactured. New flight manual, amendment of the asi colour code sn 1 up to incl. Caa cz approved flight manual glasfugel 304 cz, issue of january 1998 maintenance manual amm including airworthiness limitations.
In heavy winds, the aircraft, a glasflugel 604 kestrel glider, impacted trees while on approach to niederoblarn airport logo, styria, coming to rest inverted. We will provide a maintenance manual and the poh in pdf form upon request. It was a flapped glider that weighed 260kg and delivered a glide angle of 43. Department of transportation airworthiness directives. Tn technical note to provide inspection instructions and corrective action. Wind speed, temperature, humidity, barometric pressure and density altitude plus logging capabilities the kestrel 5000 is an indispensable tool for portable environmental monitoring. The free kestrel link ballistics app is the perfect companion to the kestrel sportsman, kestrel 5700 ballistics weather meter, kestrel 5700 elite weather meter with applied ballistics, kestrel 5700 ballistics weather meter with hornady 4dof, or kestrel 2700 ballistics weather meter. Advanced soaring, a handbook for future diamond pilots amazon s3. Kestrel road manual german pdf kestrel road manual english pdf kestrel road manual spanish pdf kestrel road manual french pdf. Design options from gliding royal aeronautical society. They are able to hover stay in one spot in the air by flapping their wings in a certain pattern, without moving from that spot an act that is sometimes known as kiting so that they can search. Janes encyclopedia of aviation glasflugel kestrel, hornet, mosquito and mosquito b germany the kestrel singleseat highperformance open class sailplane was known originally as the 17metre libelle and by the end of 1978 129 had been delivered. What set the 4000 and now 5000 series apart from the rest of the kestrel family is that these high tech weather meters have the capability to store up to 2000 points of weather data, enabling you to track changes in the environment over time.
The founder eugen hanle himself was killed in a flight accident on 21st of september, 1975. They move down and up and are often mixed in functions with aileron control. The newly released kestrel 5000 essentially replaces the 4000. Click on the name of the brochure to download a pdf version. In 1960 something, glasflugel germany designed the 17m kestral.
The kestrel 4000 pocket weather meter was the baseline wind and weather meter in the kestrel 4000 series. Sometimes when lift increases, the pilot may simply use less bank instead of straightening out. View and download kestrel 3500 instruction manual online. Discontinued in 2015 discontinued as of december 1, 2015. Glasflugel 304, glasflugel 304b, mosquito, mosquito b tcds no 318 page.
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