Description
Alpenbrise was designed to be a really good looking compact sized Alpine Soarer, and designed to be a possible successor to the great Alpina. The stiff, light, construction gives Alpenbrise complete freedom of the air and it will soar in the lightest of lift, while ballasted it has superb energy retention and aerobatic properties. With its own special shriek on fast passes, as the vortices are shed at the wingtips, the Alpenbrise has a real presence when flying. As part of the original design envelope, the Alpenbrise is also eminently suitable for the Triangle GPS light class.
Aeroic Alpenbrise 157” (4M) Specifications
- Construction: GFK/CFK Hybrid (Aeroic)
- Wings: Carbon with Aeroic Sine Wave Spar
- Fuse: Strong Carbon/Kevlar Reinforced Glass (2.4Ghz friendly)
- Span: 157” (4.0M)
- Length: 67.3” (1.710M)
- Wing Area: 1,182 Sq.” (76.3 Dm/2)
- Aspect Ratio: 21
- Wing Aerofoils: JH35-9 ~ JH35-8 High response type
- Wing Spar type: Aeroic Sine Wave
- Tailplane Span: 31.5” (800mm)
- Tailplane Area: 179.8 Sq. “(11.16 Dm/2)
- Tailplane Aerofoil: JHSYM-9
- Wing ballast: 2Kg
- Designer: Dr. James D. Hammond
Konrad –
Great Value in a 4 meter sport ship!
But efinitely not "European Quality” whatever that is! Paint is delicate and will break down with alcohol cleaners, fuse part line has a lot of voids as a result of the heavy overlap, surface wipers too large (limite upwards surface movement to 13°), course fiber weave shows in the finish, canopy opening does not have strengthening lip.If looking for the quality we got with Multiplex/Tangent this is not it. Energy retention is not as good as some of the more modern airfoils (it is an all rounder alpine soarer). On the plus side love the roll rate with the 6 surface wing. This roll rate is faster that the previous large Aeroic model, the F3F Redshift. The aft loaded airfoil responds very well to reflex. My AUP with SS wings is 4.6 Kg. The manual is down right atrocious and full of traps. The model has great value and potential at under $2K if you have the skills to correct the many minor quality and design issues. The Alpenbrise does need some advanced glider programing.Overall rating is that is model is on par (3 star)