 Designed by Marian Meciar and Vaclav Zajic, the Solo, which first flew in 1992, is a flapless sailplane designed to the OSTIC World Class sailplane specifications for the early solo/club pilot. Construction follows Blanik practice with all metal surfaces except fabric covered rudder, and flush rivets. It has top surface only Schempp-Hirth airbrakes. The fixed main wheel has an oleo-pneumatic shock absorber. Airfoil: Wortmann FX-60-17A11-182, root; FX-60-126, tip Wing span: 14.12m / 46.3ft Wing area: 11sq.m / 118.4sq.ft Empty Weight: 210kg / 463lb Payload: 130kg / 287lb Gross Weight: 340kg / 750lb Wing Load: 30.91kg/sq.m / 6.33lb/sq.ft Water Ballast: 0 Aspect ratio: 18.12 MinSink: 0.69 m/s / 2.25 fps / 1.33 kt L/DMax: 31 83 kph / 45 kt / 52mph Seats: 1 |
