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Sorry, the glider has been sold!

VH-NSO
After many years' enjoyable flying, my Discus 2b was sold. This is the perfect package for someone who wants to be competitive in standard class or just wants a comfortable, modern glider with a safety cockpit and 'unbreakable' handling.

Basic Data:

  • Discus 2b ('b' indicates the wider-cockpit version)
  • Serial No. 8 (manufactured 1998)
  • 1164 hours
  • 372 landings
  • Tinted canopy
  • Tail tank
Discus 2b
Discus Instrument Panel

Instruments:

  • Cambridge 302 Vario + IGC logger
  • Win Pilot (iPaq PDA)
  • Garmin II GPS
  • Oz-Flarm (not pictured)
  • Dittel Radio (10 memories)
  • Mountain High EDS Oxygen (built in to lower panel)
  • Borgelt B40 Backup vario
  • ASI
  • Altimeter
  • Outside temperature
  • panel-mounted ventilator
Every instrument except the radio has its own independent backup battery and there are 3 main batteries.

Trailer:

  • Cobra Trailer
  • Full metal construction
  • Hydraulic ramp - no lifiting required, ever
  • Tail ramp option
  • Overrun brakes
  • Parking brake (surprisingly effective)
  • Solar ventilator
  • Trailer registered in NSW - doesn't require annual inspections
Cobra Trailer
Glider Ground Towing

Equipment Included:

  • Parachutes Australia Parachute (10 years old, unlimited life)
  • EPIRB (attached to parachute)
  • Cobra tow-out Gear
  • Cobra tripod wing stand
  • Water ballast fitting (for tail)
  • Battery Fighter 4-stage battery charger for 2 batteries
  • 2 main batteries
  • Tail battery (not connected)
  • Bucket, chamois
Everything you need to take to a camp or competition and be ready to fly right away.

Performance

  • Class: Standard Class
  • Ballast Capacity: 200 Litres
  • Maximum all-up weight: 525kg
  • Wing area: 10.0m2
  • Approved for limited aerobatics.
  • This glider was used to set 5 Australian speed records, two of which still stand.
  • Pilot weight range: 75-110kg (with tail battery installed)
Cobra Trailer
Michael Sommer in Grand Prix

Provenance:

  • Purchased by Miles Gore-Brown to fly in 1998 World Championships in Bayreuth
  • All options installed by Schemmp-Hirth factory
  • Instruments and wiring by factory
  • Used to set 5 Australian speed records
  • Purchased by Morgan Sandercock and Mick Webster in 2004
  • Current varios installed
  • Flown in 2007 Australian Grand Prix by Michael Sommer (open class world champion)

Delivery Options

  • Glider has been sold.
Delivery
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