Alisport Silent Club

Design and development

• The fuselage is carbon and glass fiber composite with epoxy resin.
• The wingspan is 12 meters without winglets.
• The flaperons stretch for 10.0 meters of the full wingspan.
• Schempp-Hirth-type spoilers extend on the upper wing surface only.
• Fixed or retractable main wheel behind the pilot, with shock absorber and drum brake activated via spoiler control lever aft travel.
• The Silent Club has light ailerons, light elevator, along with a generous rudder. The roll rate is quick due to the lively feel of the ailerons.
• Stall is predictable and recovery is simple. In level flight as airspeed is reduced when approaching the stall speed the sailplane vibrates a little, at this point decreasing the angle of attack results in airspeed increase and normal flight resumes, from a climbing attitude the sailplane stalls decisively, the nose pitches down gently and recovery is easy with stick forward.
• Spin entry is obvious and recovered with rudder and stick.

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