Quintus M Brochure

The new open class
agile and sporty in the air

manageable on the ground
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The first flight makes this sailplane extremely flexible, and with the engine, one simply switches the ignition to "ON" and The consistent and uncompromising development will
The Quintus M (Serial Nr. 1) took off for the very first best glide speed so high, a definite safe bet at com- after the motor is fully extended, push the start but- set new standards in the open class. We expect to
time at the Hahnweide at 2:30 in the afternoon with petitions. In practice, a completely new level of speed ton. The warm-up performance is always optimal, as achieve a new dimension in performance through this
Tilo Holighaus at the controls. After the first flight should be possible with this aircraft. there is a microprocessor that adjusts the parameters new interpretation of the open class, as well as THE
maneuvers and tests, Tilo radioed to those on the to the particular start conditions. After switching off the ADVENTURE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE for distance, re-
ground, saying that the 23 m sailplane felt very har- We used our network of connections with Lange ignition, the propeller stops perfectly in place and is cord and roaming flights.
monic in the controls and had an extremely fast roll Aviation and Professor Loek Boermans in the con- retracted fully automatically by the Ilec-control and the
rate. He called the glider “extremely responsive”. ception and design of the wings. We used nine ex- help of the propeller brake. Equipment
Afterwards Tilo performed the first powered flight in act interacting wing airfoils with laminar flow over 95% Bugwiper aerodynamic stowaway
the air. The rate of climb was approx. 4 m/s. The of the lower and 75% of the upper wing surfaces and Flight motor 2625-02i Steerable tail wheel integrated into the rudder
following self launching take-offs, the ground roll based on a superelliptical wing geometry. Structural de- The carburetor and ignition system in the 2625-02i are Maughmer winglets
on the grass runway was measurably less than sign, ballasting and the patented, extremely light con- replaced by a fuel injection and electronic ignition Flaperons along the entire wingspan
100 meters. trol design were the work of Lange Aviation. For the system. The former ignition is replaced by a genera- Ergonomically optimal cockpit
Quintus M, the concept of the outer wing panel with the tor which delivers enough energy for the injectors and
The design layout winglets from Professor Mark Maughmer and the clas- the ignition. A controller regulates the fuel flow and Engine
The handiness of the 23m wingspan makes for easy sic wingtip sweepback, makes the typical and excellent ignition timing based on the rpm, throttle, motor tempe- New electronic fuel injection engine from SOLO
maneuvering on the ground, but especially in the air. Schempp-Hirth flight characteristics. rature, air-pressure and air-temperature. This insures Ignition map control engine management
A longer wingspan doesn’t necessarily mean better that whatever the altitude and temperature, the engine Optimal performance for every altitude/temperature
performance. This very thin, high aspect ratio wing, The motor operation will perform optimally. Perfect starting characteristics
with a maximum of 250 liters of water ballast, allowing Operating the motor controls is as easy as thinking, Simple operation with automatic extend/retract
for a potential wing loading between 39 and 58 kg/m², thanks to the new automated concept. To start the
SCHEMPP-HIRTH
Technical Data
Flugzeug-Vertriebs GmbH
Quintus M empty weight 500 kg/1102 lb Engine type Solo 2625-02i Krebenstrasse 25
Max. all up mass 850 kg/1874 lb Cylinder capacity 625 ccm 73230 Kirchheim/Teck, Germany
Wing area 14,70 m2 /158.2 ft2 Cylinder 2 Tel. +49 7021 7298 - 0
Fax +49 7021 7298 - 199
Wing span 23 m/75.5 ft Rated power 52 kW/70 PS E-mail: info@schempp-hirth.com
Wing loading ca.39.0 - 58.0 kg/m2 / 6.9 - 11.8 lb/ ft2 Tank capacity max. ca. 40 Liter www.schempp-hirth.com
Wing aspect ratio 36 Range (680 kg) 450 km/243 nm
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Subject to change without notice / © 2012/01 by Schempp-Hirth

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