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FVA-20 F. B. Schmetz

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Reference excerpt

The FVA-20 F. B. Schmetz was a single seat, Standard Class sailplane, built as a one-off aircraft, to explore the application of glass fibre to glider construction. Built over a long period, it finally flew in late 1979.

Design and development The FVA-20 F. B. Schmetz was named after the prominent German glider builder and designer Ferdinand Schmetz. He had been an active builder before World War II and by 1950 was involved in the design of the HKS-1, an advanced sailplane intended to return Germany to the front of world glider development. The FVA-20 was designed in 1967 to investigate the then-new glass fibre construction methods. Building began in 1969 but the FVA-20 did not fly until 28 November 1979. It was a single seat Standard Class sailplane, with shoulder wings that were built from glass-reinforced plastic (GRP)/Conticell sandwich. GRP ailerons were used and there were Schempp-Hirth spoilers, each pair extending out of its wing above and below on frames like parallel rulers. Its fuselage was built from GRP/balsa sandwich. The FVA-20 had a T-tail, their planes built as those of the wings. The tailplane was fixed, carrying elevators fitted with Háhnle trim tabs. Its single seat cockpit was enclosed by a single-piece, forward hinged canopy. It landed on a retractable, unsprung, monowheel undercarriage aided by a tail bumper. The mainwheel had a foot-operated brake. Flight testing in 1980 revealed some aileron flutter problems. It was hoped that these would be eliminated by the replacement, during 1982, of the original GRP ailerons by lighter carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CRP) versions.

Specifications Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1981/2General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 7.00 m (23 ft 0 in) Wingspan: 15.00 m (49 ft 3 in) Height: 0.90 m (2 ft 11 in) over fuselage Wing area: 12.80 m2 (137.8 sq ft) Aspect ratio: 17.6 Airfoil: Wortmann FX 161-168 at root, FX 606-126 at tip Empty weight: 280 kg (617 lb) Max takeoff weight: 380 kg (838 lb) Performance

Maximum speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn) smooth air Stall speed: 62 km/h (39 mph, 33 kn) g limits: +6 Maximum glide ratio: 37 best at 90 km/h (56 mph; 49 kn) Rate of sink: 0.6 m/s (120 ft/min) minimum, at 68 km/h (43 mph; 37 kn) Wing loading: 29.7 kg/m2 (6.1 lb/sq ft)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with FVA-20 F. B. Schmetz

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what FVA-20 F. B. Schmetz claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to FVA-20 F. B. Schmetz before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about FVA-20 F. B. Schmetz ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of FVA-20 F. B. Schmetz

In research: FVA-20 F. B. Schmetz appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses FVA-20 F. B. Schmetz in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: FVA-20 F. B. Schmetz is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1970s German sailplanes, Aircraft first flown in 1979, Glider aircraft, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for FVA-20 F. B. Schmetz outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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