|
| Span |
Area |
Empty Weight |
Payload |
Gross Weight |
Wing Load |
Water Ballast |
| m |
ft |
sq.m |
sq.ft |
kg |
lb. |
kg |
lb. |
kg |
lb. |
kg
/sq.m |
lb.
/sq.ft |
kg |
lb. |
| 15 |
49.2 |
14.21 |
153 |
195 |
431 |
104 |
229 |
300 |
660 |
21.11 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
| Aspect
ratio: |
15.9 |
| Airfoil: |
NACA 64-415 |
| Structure: |
glass/ foam sandwich fuselage, spruce spars, birch ply ribs, fabric cover. |
| Engine: |
|
Comment:
The White Knight was designed in 1963 while
Posnansky was a student in Switzerland, but
later has been substantially modified. It has a
faired fixed landing gear and speed limiting
dive brakes on both upper and lower surfaces, a
center of gravity tow hook and a side-mounted
control stick. The shipﾒs similarity in looks to
the Swiss FFA Diamant is evident: it was
designed during the same period when the
predecessor to the Diamant was under development
in Switzerland, and while that aircraft first
flew with Schleicher Ka-6 wings, the White
Knight used Schleicher Ka-8 wings. |
|
