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DHV hangglider test flight report
Type designation Gecko 155
Manufacturer Moyes Delta Gliders Pty Ltd
Holder of certification in Germany Skyline Flight Gear GmbH & Co. KG
Type test reference no DHV 01-0490-16
Classification 3
Total weight in flight 100 Kg - 133 Kg
Number of seats 1
Maximum Speed (VNE) 90 km/h
Winch towing Yes
Towing by microlight Yes
Gecko 155
FEATURES
In-flight trimming devices VG
Type of uprights profiled
Type of A-frame base tube speedbar
Special features  
GROUND HANDLING AND TAKE-OFF VG 33% 2
Static balance slightly tailheavy  
Aerodynamic balance slightly tailheavy  
Take-off speed average  
STRAIGHT FLIGHT VG 0% VG 100% 3
Vmin (km/h) 28 28  
Vmax (km/h) 80 105  
Control bar pressure at 60 km/h average low  
Control bar pressure at 80 km/h average average  
Directional stability (yawing) no yawing no yawing  
HANDLING IN TURNS     2--3
Effort to enter turns low average  
Effort to exit turns low average  
Roll rate when increasing bank short-average average  
Roll rate when reducing bank short-average average  
Bank circling at V of min sink slightly increasing neutral  
STALL BEHAVIOUR     2--3
Straight flight, control bar slowly forward little control bar pressure warning, instable deep stall little control bar warning, pitches down over nose or wing  
Straight flight, control bar quickly forward pitches down pitches down strongly  
In turn, control bar slowly forward dives in direction of turn mush-turn  
In turn, control bar quickly forward mush-turn spin in direction of turn  
Provoked spin not possible max. 1/4 turn possible  
LANDING VG 33% 2
Lenght of final glide average
Point of flare average dificulty to find
V-tolerance to flare average
Effort of flare low
ADDITIONAL SAFETY RELATED REMARKS