Standard Cirrus Gliders.pdf - Schempp-Hirth Standard-Cirrus
Standard Cirrus Gliders.pdf - Schempp-Hirth Standard-Cirrus
Standard Cirrus Gliders.pdf - Schempp-Hirth Standard-Cirrus
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Serial Number 53<br />
Model <strong>Standard</strong> <strong>Cirrus</strong><br />
Year 1970<br />
Manufacturer <strong>Schempp</strong>-<strong>Hirth</strong><br />
Registration ZS-GLV<br />
Competition ID 96<br />
Year Refinished 1998<br />
Instruments Winter ASI, Vario, Altimeter<br />
Feet ALtimeter<br />
Borgelt B50 Super vario<br />
Borgelt B57 Computer<br />
Compaq palmtop with WinPilot Pro<br />
Colibri logger<br />
Dittel 720 channel radio<br />
Garmin GPS III<br />
<strong>Standard</strong> <strong>Cirrus</strong> <strong>Gliders</strong><br />
Special Features New winglets / removable tips<br />
Front opening canopy, hinging on instrument panel<br />
Wing bags (140 l) + valves in wing - auto connect water control.<br />
History German reg number was D-0580.<br />
This glider was imported in 1979 to South Africa.<br />
On 16 February 1992, the glider was involved in a fatal accident - written off completely. The<br />
pilot, Mr. Andy Huges, was instantly killed after entering an incipient spin while turning finals.<br />
The cockpit was virually destroyed during the impact with a tree, the left wing was broken in two,<br />
the right wing had substantial damage at the root, the compression strut was bent and the tail in<br />
front of the fin broken off.<br />
The wreck was bought by the Jonker brothers, repairs started in 1997 and the first flight after the<br />
repair was done on the 5th of December 1998.<br />
Owners Jonker partnership (Uys Jonker)<br />
Locale Potchefstroom, South Africa<br />
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