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The disc Woodpecker is a two-seater glider manufacturer's disc - aircraft, Dachau.
History
The woodpecker was designed by disc in the early 1950s as a simple design doubles for the beginners training. Although the flight performance corresponded with a glide ratio of only 20 far from those of the same built in washer Mü 13 E, but the woodpecker enabled under construction after the war and then fly gliding clubs an affordable entry into the two-seater training. According to the purchase of licenses and building plans was possible. The self-made in the club at that time was the rule rather than the exception. The completion of the prototype took place in March 1953. During the first year post-type certification 30 copies have already been made .
Construction
The woodpecker is a strutted high -wing monoplane of mixed fiber. The hull consists of a welded tubular steel frame with wood moldings and fabric covering. The wing is designed in two parts and zweiholmig in a simplified timber. The force-absorbing Sperrholzbeplankung extends from the leading edge of the upper wing surface to the rear spar. The ailerons are continuously covered with plywood. The V- stems of Abstrebung made of section steel tube. The two closed seats are one behind the other, the rear seat can be reached by a separate flip-up door under the wing. The woodpecker has a broad main blade with built-in wheels and a strut damper, and a leaf spring spur.
Use
The woodpecker was used essentially for two-seat training of pilots. Previously, the gliding training was normally with single-seat gliders such as school SG 38