Start + Flug H-101

H-101 Salto
H101 Salto
Role Aerobatic sailplane
National origin West Germany
Manufacturer Start + Flug
Designer Ursula Hänle
First flight 6 March 1970
Number built 72 by 1996
Developed from Glasflügel H-201

|} The H-101 Salto (English: Loop) is an aerobatic glider of glass composite construction, developed in Germany in the 1970s. Based on the Standard Libelle H-201, it was designed by Ursula Hänle,[1] widow of Eugen Hänle, former Director of Glasflügel. It was first produced by Start + Flug GmbH Saulgau.[1]

Design and development

The H-101 differs from the Libelle in having a V-tail, showing its ancestry to the V-tailed Hütter H-30 GFK.[1] Four flush-fitting air brakes were fitted to the trailing edges of the wings, replacing the more conventionally sited air brakes of the Standard Libelle. The Salto's air brakes are hinged at their midpoints so that half the surface projects above the wing and half below.[1]

The Salto prototype first flew on 6 March 1970, and 67 had been delivered by early 1977, when production at Start + Flug GmbH Saulgau ceased. Five more Saltos were built from 1993 to 1996 by the German company "LTB Frank & Waldenberger", bringing total output of Salto gliders to 72.

The Salto was again made available in the late 1980s by Doktor Fiberglas, set up by Ursula Hänle at Westerburg in West Germany as the Hänle H 101 Salto, available in utility and aerobatic versions, with the Utility version available with either short or long-span wings.[2]

Specifications (H 101 Aerobatic)

Data from Jane's World Sailplanes & Motor Gliders,[1][2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 13.3 m (43 ft 8 in) 'A' version
15.5 m (51 ft) 'U' version
  • Height: 0.88 m (2 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 8.58 m2 (92.4 sq ft) A version
9.1 m2 (98 sq ft) 'U' version
  • Aspect ratio: 20.6 'A' version
15.5 m (51 ft) 'U' version
  • Empty weight: 182 kg (401 lb) 'A' version
187 kg (412 lb) 'U' version
  • Max takeoff weight: 280 kg (617 lb) 'A' version
310 kg (680 lb) 'U' version

Performance

  • Stall speed: 70 km/h (43 mph; 38 kn) 'A' version
62 km/h (33 kn; 39 mph) 'U' version
250 km/h (130 kn; 160 mph) 'U' version
160 km/h (86 kn; 99 mph) on aero-tow
130 km/h (70 kn; 81 mph) on winch launch
  • g limits: +7 -4.9 'A' version
  • Maximum glide ratio: 34.5 'A' version at 94 km/h (51 kn; 58 mph)
37 'U' version at 94 km/h (51 kn; 58 mph)
  • Rate of sink: 0.6 m/s (120 ft/min) 'A' version at 72 km/h (39 kn; 45 mph) at 250 kg (550 lb)
0.55 m/s (108 ft/min) 'U' version at 72 km/h (39 kn; 45 mph) at 250 kg (550 lb)
  • Wing loading: 32.6 kg/m2 (6.7 lb/sq ft) 'A' version
36.1 kg/m² (7.4 lb/sq ft) 'U' version 13.3 m (44 ft) wings
34 kg/m² (6.97 lb/sq ft) 'U' version 15.5 m (51 ft) wings

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
Related lists

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Coates 1978, p. 101.
  2. 1 2 John W.R. Taylor, ed. (1988). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89. London: Jane's Information Group. p. 626. ISBN 0-7106-0867-5.

Further reading

  • Simons, Martin (2005). Sailplanes 1965-2000 (2nd revised ed.). Königswinter: EQIP Werbung und Verlag G.m.b.H. ISBN 978-3-9808838-1-8. 
  • Woollard, Mike; Mallinson, Peter (1999). The Handbook of Glider Aerobatics. Shrewsbury [England]: Airlife Pub. ISBN 978-1840371109. 
  • "EASA.SAS.A.028" (pdf). easa.europa.eu. Retrieved 19 January 2015. 

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