Poor handling characteristics of the AK5 prompted Akaflieg Karlsruhe to design a successor with improved handling capable of being used as a first single-seater at the Akaflieg Karlsruhe gliding club. During development of the AK-5b it was decided to make changes to the construction by using carbon-fibre, aramid fibres and glass-fibre. As part of the re-design, a new cockpit was designed with new crash-worthy canopy, equipped with a new opening and emergency release mechanisms
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January 01, 1970
akaflieg, karlsruhe, single, seat, club, class, glider, designed, built, germany, members, akaflieg, karlsruhe, landing, grabenstetten, role, club, class, glider, national, origin, germany, manufacturer, akaflieg, karlsruhe, first, flight, 1996, number, built,. The Akaflieg Karlsruhe AK 5b is a single seat club class glider designed and built in Germany by members of Akaflieg Karlsruhe Akaflieg Karlsruhe AK 5b AK 5b landing in Grabenstetten Role Club Class glider National origin Germany Manufacturer Akaflieg Karlsruhe First flight May 1996 1 Number built 1 Developed from Akaflieg Karlsruhe AK 5 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Specification AK 5b 3 References 4 External linksDesign and development editPoor handling characteristics of the AK5 prompted Akaflieg Karlsruhe to design a successor with improved handling capable of being used as a first single seater at the Akaflieg Karlsruhe gliding club During development of the AK 5b it was decided to make changes to the construction by using carbon fibre aramid fibres and glass fibre As part of the re design a new cockpit was designed with new crash worthy canopy equipped with a new opening and emergency release mechanismsSpecification AK 5b editData from 2 General characteristicsCrew 1 Wingspan 15 m 49 ft 3 in Wing area 10 66 m2 114 7 sq ft Aspect ratio 21 11 Airfoil HQ 21 17 5 Empty weight 255 kg 562 lb Gross weight 450 kg 992 lb Performance Never exceed speed 270 km h 170 mph 150 kn Maximum glide ratio 39 1 at 105 km h 65 mph 57 kn Rate of sink 0 58 m s 114 ft min at 85 km h 53 mph 46 kn Wing loading 42 2 kg m2 8 6 lb sq ft References edit AK 5b bei akaflieg karlsruhe de Akaflieg Karlsruhe AK 5 All Aero Retrieved 21 September 2016 External links editAkaflieg Karlsruhe in German Akaflieg Karlsruhe homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akaflieg Karlsruhe AK 5b amp oldid 1088194062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
