The Blanik L-13...
Altough the Blanik is no
more
produced since years, it remains the most active dubble-seat
instruction glider in the world. This all metal glider is qualified for
acrobatic flights.
The Blanik L-13 has Fowler flaps and DFS airbrakes. The landing gear is partially retractable. This is most probably the glider in the world which has the highest number of producted unit.
The Blanik L-13 has Fowler flaps and DFS airbrakes. The landing gear is partially retractable. This is most probably the glider in the world which has the highest number of producted unit.
Some technical details :
- Wingspan of 16.2 meters
- Empty weight : 292 kg
- Maximum weight : 500 kg
- Best gliding ratio : 32 at 90 km/h
Blanik Airlines
I bought the Blanik L-13 with a friend of mine in order to fly with friends or members of my family.
We bought it in Saint Hubert (EBSH) in october 2005. We spent about 600 hours for maintaining it, cleaning up everything inside the fuselage and the wings. We even found about 3 kilos of nuts that were hidden in the wheel chamber below the deck.
