With the absolutely new 23-meter-sailplanes, Antares 23 E and Quintus M, the collaboration of Lange Aviation and Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau present for the first time at the trade fair AERO in Friedrichshafen (April 13-16, 2011) the newest fruits of their partnership. The consistent and uncompromising development will set new standards in the open class.
Mario dal Degan of Italy has kindly submitted this collection of photographs of the 2011 AERO at Friedrichshafen, Germany. Enjoy! For exclusive Soaring Cafe articles on the AERO exhibition see Report from Friedrichshafen, New Open-Class Gliders and AERO Friedrichshafen.
Report from Germany – Dave Nadler 14-April-2011 New Open-Class gliders ! At the Aero show in Friedrichshafen, a few new gliders are on exhibit. Lange Aviation has an Antares 23E, which is a longer-winged version of the Antares 20E and features the Antares electric self-launch system. Antares 23E has 5 water tanks each side, including a new tank aft of the…
