Falcon

The Falcon is a standard class glider, which was completed in 6 months of construction (8 January to 7 July 1981) by Hanko Streifeneder in his spare time on the Glasflügel premises.

The necessary calculations and verifications were carried out by Martin Hansen, who was also working at Glasflügel at the time. The wing profile HQ-21/17.15 comes from the Braunschweig aerodynamicists Karlheinz Horstmann and Armin Quast.

Completely new was the wing ground plan, a rectangular double trapezoid. The fuselage and tail units of the Falcon came from the Glasflügel 402, the last aircraft of the traditional company from Schlattstall.


The first flight was carried out by Hanko on July 7, 1981 in Braunschweig, and he still enjoys flying it today.
The moulds of the Falcon went first to Glaser-Dirks, and the wing of the DG-300 was based on the Falcon, and later to the Akaflieg Karlsruhe, where the wings of the two AK-5 were built in the Falcon forms.
The Falcon was measured in August 1981 in Aalen and is still one of the highest performing gliders in standard class.

Dimensions
Wingspan                         15.00 m
Surface Area                    10.66 m²
Aspect Ratio                     21.11
Profile                                HQ-21/17,15
Length                               6.80 m

Weight
Empty Weight                                   240 kg
Maximum Cockpit Weight             110 kg
Maximum Gross Weight                450 kg
Maximum Ballast                            140 kg
Maximum Wing Loading               42 kg/m²

Speeds
Maximum Speed                              250 km/h
Stall Speed                                         64 km/h (at wing loading 29 km/m²)

Performance
Minimum sink                                  0.58 m/s (at wing loading 29 km/m²)
Best Glide Ratio                               41