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Here are a few pictures of my Discus 2 T
They should be prety descriptives.
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Cockpit, note the realief tube. This is very convienient for long flights. I could not live without it
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Engine fully extended the engine bay dors a close to reduce the drag. in this configuration the glider has an L/D of 19 with the engine not runing. When engine is runnig you get 200feet/mint of climbing. If you find a termal while the engine is running you will get the thermal plus 200 feet/mint.
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On the ground
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Tilt up instrument panel. This is a must because it improove greatly the access to get in and out od the glider
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The engine can help you go for something like 300K if you use the sawtooth method. the is about 13L of gaz avalable. You have to make the mixture with a 2 stroke oil in a 40/1 ratio
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On the ground
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Instruments, note the optional stick handel
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Engine bay
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Instruments
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Back rest
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The Discus 2 T
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Cleaning the glider after a days of flying
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Engine bay
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2 Discus 2 side by side. The fron one is a Discus 2 and my one in in the back
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This is what the wing looks like in flight from the cockpit
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The Cobra trailer. Note the hardly visible front and back stands
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Cambridge 302
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When getting the engine in, the propeler automaticaly folds
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Boeley Compass
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Getting the engine out, the propeler blades are all over the place. Sometime one or two don't unfold redyly. You can wagel the tail as the book says but I find that pulling on the Decompresor will rotate the engine and then all blades are unfolded automaticaly. I prefer this second method.
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Ilec engine instrument
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