3-seater gliders

[David Vandermeersch]

Erwin Janssens wrote:
>
> Hello,

Whilde browsing the net we found this : (and it's in Aerokurier from 03/96)

- 3 seat Blanik for passenger flights
Aerotechnik in Kunovice, Czechia, developed the L 232 Triplex Blanik upon an order from a US
customer. The Triplex Blanik is based on the Vivat fuselage (side-by-side 2 seat
motorglider) and the wings and tail plane of the Blanik. The pilots seat is placed where the
Vivat houses its engine. Aerotechnik representative for Germany, Cestmir Sebesta, will
examine whether there is a demand for this plane in Germany.

This is evidence that they're taking us serious .

Thanks to Guenther Seemann from The European Soaring Center Web Site
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/soaring/

Erwin Janssens

[David Vandermeersch]

Hello,

We are 2 engineeringstudents from Belgium who are making a thesis for
their final year, about designing a 3 seat glider in corporation with
Aerotechnic, CZ. (known for Vivat motor glider). We have been
gliderfanatics for some years now.

We need all the suggestions and responce to this subject that we can
get. Has anyone heard of any 3-seat glider? All suggestions are
welcome.!!!!

Please mail to David.Van...@ping.be who will give the mail to us
since we don't have a mailbox yet (but soon).

Thanks for all coöperation.

Erwin Janssens en Dirk Verhaeren.

[Bob May]

The US built (no longer in production) Schwitzer (sp?) 2-32 is ofter
referred to as a 3 place glider. It actually has only 2 seats, but the
rear seat is wide enough, and the max gross weight high enough for the
glider to be able to accomdate a pilot in front and to relatively
averaged size passangers in the rear (provided that they are close
friends :-)).

You can read the specifications, and see a nicely drawn sketch of one at
http://csrp.tamu.edu/Soaring/Schweizer.2-32.html

Bob May

[Michael Mullen]

On Fri, 21 Jun 1996, Bob May wrote:

> David Vandermeersch wrote:
> >=20
> > Hello,
> >=20

> > We are 2 engineeringstudents from Belgium who are making a thesis for
> > their final year, about designing a 3 seat glider in corporation with
> > Aerotechnic, CZ. (known for Vivat motor glider). We have been
> > gliderfanatics for some years now.

> >=20

> > We need all the suggestions and responce to this subject that we can
> > get. Has anyone heard of any 3-seat glider? All suggestions are
> > welcome.!!!!

> >=20

> > Please mail to David.Van...@ping.be who will give the mail to us
> > since we don't have a mailbox yet (but soon).

> >=20
> > Thanks for all co=F6peration.
> >=20

> > Erwin Janssens en Dirk Verhaeren.

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> The US built (no longer in production) Schwitzer (sp?) 2-32 is ofter=20
> referred to as a 3 place glider. It actually has only 2 seats, but the=
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> averaged size passangers in the rear (provided that they are close=20
> friends :-)).
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> You can read the specifications, and see a nicely drawn sketch of one at=
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> http://csrp.tamu.edu/Soaring/Schweizer.2-32.html
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> Bob May
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Yes, I just took a ride in one of these a couple of months ago at Alpha=20
Soaring out of Arlington Airport in Washington State. It was set up with=
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a double seat behind the pilot. Fun :-)

Michael Mullen tr...@az.com=20

[Raul Blacksten]

Someone just sent me a xerox copy of a 3-view from an old copy
of Flug Sport magazine, The EW2 was a 4-seater.
Unfortunately, that is all I know about the glider. I do not
even know who made it or what country, although I suspect it
was from Germany. Nor do I know when this 3-view was
published.
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[Anthony Berglas]

I flew a 2-32 at Air Sailing, Nevada recently. In the front you sit
bolt upright with huge rudder peddles that bring your legs up quite
high. It is almost wide enough to extend your elbows horizontally,
and the canapy goes down a long way so that you can see almost 45
deg. down in front. All this makes it feel like flying a truck,
although it does seem to perform reasonbly well for an older tin
aircraft. I found wave the day I flew it, and became accutely aware
of all the leaks at high altitude! It would indeed be cosy in the
back, but is ideal for charter operations.

Anthony
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