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DHV hangglider test flight report
Type designation Space 16
Manufacturer Flugsport Skypoint Gesmbh
Holder of certification in Germany Flugsport Skypoint Gesmbh
Type test reference no DHV 01-0423-07
Classification 1-2
Total weight in flight 90 Kg - 147 Kg
Number of seats 1
Maximum Speed (VNE) 90 km/h
Winch towing Yes
Towing by microlight Yes
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% 1
Static balance neutral  
Aerodynamic balance neutral  
Take-off speed low  
STRAIGHT FLIGHT VG 0% VG 100% 1--2
Vmin (km/h) 29 28  
Vmax (km/h) 78 80  
Control bar pressure at 60 km/h average-high average  
Control bar pressure at 80 km/h   average-high  
Directional stability (yawing) good directional stability good directional stability  
HANDLING IN TURNS     1
Effort to enter turns low-average average  
Effort to exit turns low-average average  
Roll rate when increasing bank short-average average  
Roll rate when reducing bank short-average average  
Bank circling at V of min sink neutral slightly increasing  
STALL BEHAVIOUR     1
Straight flight, control bar slowly forward no problem no problem  
Straight flight, control bar quickly forward no problem no problem  
In turn, control bar slowly forward no problem no problem  
In turn, control bar quickly forward no problem no problem  
Provoked spin not possible not possible  
LANDING   1
Lenght of final glide short
Point of flare easy to find
V-tolerance to flare big
Effort of flare average
ADDITIONAL SAFETY RELATED REMARKS