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Hornet Pilot handling guide – June 09

 

 

 

General notes on conversions 

1. Your conversion to a new type must be authorized by an instructor who has flown 

the aircraft type.  

2. He/she must outline the important features of the aircraft.  
3. You should not do your first conversion in crosswind or gusty conditions.  
4. Spend some time getting comfortable with the cockpit layout.  
5. Get someone to lift the tail to show the takeoff and landing nose attitudes.  

 

Basic Overview 

The Hornet is a 15m unflapped sailplane constructed of fibreglass manufactured by Glasflügel.  The 
aircraft  is  a  perfect  first  cross  country  glider  with  forgiving  characteristics.    The  aircraft  has 
retractable undercarriage, trailing edge airbrakes and water ballast bags in the wings.  The Hornet is 
the first cross country glider in the club fleet.  Minimum hours to fly the Hornet are 40 hours total 
with 20 hours single seater experience.   

 

External Features 

Airbrakes 

Trailing edge speed limiting type 

Flaps 

Not fitted 

Wings 

15m with winglets 

Undercarrige 

Retractable with alarm 

Tailplane 

T-tail 

 

 

Limitations 

 

V

ne

 

Max permitted speed 

135 knots 

V

a

 

Max manoeurvring speed 

81 knots 

V

ra 

Max rough air 

81 knots 

V

t

 

Max aerotow speed 

73 knots 

V

w

 

Max winch / autotow speed 

81 knots 

Max airbrake operation speed 

135 knots 

Max All Up Weight (MAUW) with water ballast 

420 kg 

Min cockpit weight, including parachute 

74 kg 

Max cockpit weight, including parachute 

103 kg 

Wing Ballast Capacity 

100 kg 

 

 

Содержание Hornet VH-GMV

Страница 1: ...versions 2 Basic overview 2 External features 2 Limitations 2 Cockpit features 3 Trim Ballast 4 Daily inspection notes 4 Glider accessories and Storage 5 Flight characteristics 6 Controls 6 Aerotow 6 Thermalling 6 Cruising 6 Stalling 6 Spinning 6 Water ballast 6 Circuit and landing 6 Pilot responsibilities 7 Supplementary notes Trailing edge airbrakes 7 ...

Страница 2: ...iving characteristics The aircraft has retractable undercarriage trailing edge airbrakes and water ballast bags in the wings The Hornet is the first cross country glider in the club fleet Minimum hours to fly the Hornet are 40 hours total with 20 hours single seater experience External Features Airbrakes Trailing edge speed limiting type Flaps Not fitted Wings 15m with winglets Undercarrige Retrac...

Страница 3: ...s close and lock both levers when leaving or ground handling glider Trim Ballast No ballast compartment Instruments Radio Vario Flarm Navagation Logger Becker Borgelt B400 Yes N A Colibri Seat Adjustment Backrest angle can be adjusted by moving knob on Right side of cockpit forward or back Control Column Anti P I O Pilot Induced Oscillation parallelogram type Control column has a slightly differen...

Страница 4: ...o the daily inspection routine Tyre Pressures Main Wheel 36 psi Tail Wheel 22 psi Main Pin One main pin with a spring loaded lock Always check TE probe Pitot tube and Static Ports for blockages from wasp nests Check control box at the base of the control column Foreign objects can get lodged in and jam controls Make sure the boot covering the box is secure and tight Open and check trailing edge ai...

Страница 5: ...ed when the glider is not in use and make sure to attach the straps underneath also When the glider is being flown store the cover in the baggage compartment behind the pilots head in the cockpit Care must taken to ensure cover is kept clean as any dirt will scratch the canopy when cover is installed Always store the glider with the canopy cover on side window closed and airbrakes unlocked to redu...

Страница 6: ...very is progressive forward movement of the stick until flying speed is returned Stall speed is 35 42 knots without water Stall speed brakes open is about 2 knots LOWER Spinning The Hornet has typical spin characteristics and recovers easily with the standard spin recovery technique Water Ballast Although the Hornet can be landed with water ballast still on board it is recommended to dump before l...

Страница 7: ...e glider now stalls because the stall speed is now higher than the airspeed with the brakes away It is easy to see that main problem with this argument is that the pilot should not be flying so slow in the first place and one could say that they are asking for trouble no matter what type of airbrake system they are using Simply put if you have the correct airspeed the change in stall speed will no...

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