No other glider is like a Duo Discus for giving great performance while being easy to fly. DDH has light handling and is very responsive for a 20 meter span glider.
No other glider is like a Duo Discus for giving great performance while being easy to fly. DDH has light handling and is very responsive for a 20 meter span glider.
Cockpit loading ranges are very good, with the added advantage of fin ballast. This may be used to offset water ballast as well as pilot loading, so that a very favourable centre of gravity range can be achieved for avid cross country pilots.
The big advantage is that you can share the workload, so that much longer flights can be achieved at an earlier stage of your cross country career.
DDH has the latest instrumentation. Data logging and GPS interactive glide computer, after some learning time, takes a lot of the calculation out of final glides and navigation.
Performance
At 485 kg: minimum sink speed is 45 knots, best glide is 1:45 at 63 knots
At 700 kg: minimum sink speed is 62 knots, best glide speed is 67 knots
Specifications
Two seater: wingspan 20 m, retractable main wheel, no flaps
Wing Area: 16.4 m²
Empty weight: 415 kg
Maximum weight: 700 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 70 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 110 kg
Maximum water ballast: 198 kg in wings, 11 kg in fin tank
Wing loading range: 29.5 to 42.7 kg/m²
See also: Schempp-Hirth's webpage about this glider
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