Schempp-Hirth Standard Austria
The standard Austria is a glider in timber construction.
The Austrian engineer Rüdiger Kunz designed in 1958 a plane to FAI rules for the standard class. To achieve optimum performance with good as well as in weak thermals with a reasonable construction cost, he trod new paths in the construction of the standard Austria.
In order to carry out repairs without specialized workshops, the aircraft was made almost entirely of wood. Only the forward fuselage, tail section and the wing tips of the wings was molded from fiberglass - polyester material in a negative form.
The wood shell of the wing and tail was used for absorbing the forces. To achieve high accuracy, they were built in a device made of steel pipes.
In Austria, 14 aircraft were built, then acquired Schempp-Hirth the construction license. After 30 patterns of the Standard Austria S 1961/62 with a new laminar profile of Dr. Eppler ( # 266 ) was from the Standard Austria SH. Until mid-1965 which further 60 units were built.
Specifications
- Wingspan: 15.00 m
- Length: 6.20 m
- Wing area: 13,50 m²
- Aspect ratio: 16.70
- Empty weight: 245.00 kg
- Payload: 105.00 kg
- Flying Weight: 350.00 kg
- Wing loading: 25.90 kg / m²
- Minimum speed: 65.00 km / h
- Maximum speed: 250.00 km / h
- Lowest Sink: 0.65 m / s
- Glide ratio 34
- Profile: Dr. Eppler 266