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Un véritable régal au moment du poussé final à l'attérissage. Comme sous l'Atlas des débuts. Comme beaucoup, ce moment du vol ne m'était pas trés agréable mais depuis peu sous cette aile, j'ai immédiatement ressenti une trés grande aisance de pilotage.
Aile vive et performante en vol, elle est d'une grande facilité de prise en main.
En clair: je l'aime !!!
04/05/2007
I need the Twister`s manual. where can I get it?
18/07/2007
Wy don`t you ask the twister manual to bautek?
Below is its technical data:
TECHNICAL DATA
Glider model: Twister with Safety Pitch System
Glider class (DHV): 2 - 3
Sail area: 14 m2 (151 ft2)
Span: 10.4 m (34 ft)
Nose angle: 132°
Aspect ratio: 7.7
Double sail: approx. 80%
Pack length: 5.7 m (18.5 ft) long
4.1 m (13.5 ft) short
Number of battens: 29 (8 lower)
Stall speed: approx. 25 km/h (16 mph)
Maximum authorized speed:80 km/h (50 mph–speed limit in FRG)
Minimum sink speed: approx. 35 km/h (19 mph)
Best glide speed: approx. 50 km/h (32 mph)
Authorized take-off weight:minimum 100 kg (220 US lbs) maximum 141 kg (310 US lbs)
Authorized hook-in weight:minimum 66 kg ( US lbs) maximum 107 kg (... US lbs)
Glider weight without cover:34.5 kg (76 US lbs)
13/12/2010
It´s a great glider, very solid and stable. Hard on hard conditions, but smooth on soft ones. Heavy to carry. Some problems with batten tensioner and comunication with manufacturer.
13/04/2011
I fly Bautek gliders since 1984 (Saphir16, Zephir,Milan...) I bought a second hand Twister 3 years ago.
Out of all topless gliders, This is one with the best /easiest handling.
At takeoff, there is no slack in the side wires, a big advantage on a windy day without assistance.
Control is effortless, without any delay and well coordinated, just perfect for surviving "dead-time" between thermals on our 100m hills ( turns on a dime )..
Never felt so relaxed when flying in boiling air.
(Those bumpy siberian (NE) air days in spring, when the air acts like a huge fly swatter, sometimes from above).
I guess this is caused by the "SPS" : When the flying wires are unloaded, the outer sprogs move upwards...
OK, there is a disadvantage: the SPS limits top speed as well, cont. 90km/h is Maximum.
And, other TL giders glide better at high speeds.
But: a comment of my friend Andreas( on Exxtacy ) after a
40km flatland XC "side-by-side" : "I am surprised..."
Last but not least: Bautek Service is just like it should be.