Most RADICAL 18m GLIDER Design - JS3 X Special Edition

[@gerdbrilling5958]

😊Das sind heutzutage großartige Segelflugzeuge! Was haben wir uns zu meiner Zeit abgemüht

[@WilhelmvonFahrvergnugen]

That is one beautiful Sailplane! Love the rpt Gator Inspection over Mooirivier.

[@marcogiorgini8566]

This man is living my dream. Keep up the good work Stefan!

[@tadeksmutek5840]

Very nice and well-finished glider. Thank you, Stefan, for this review.

[@SteFly]

Appreciate your comment!

[@deadmanschest4322]

Looks like a great glider for competition. I'm curious to see how it will play out once a few pilots are sitting in the JS3.

[@RobertMartensFly]

What a beauty! Great review Stefan. Hope you have some better weather there soon... Enjoy!

[@SteFly]

Thank you! I´m already back home ;)

[@flyeatsleeprepeat]

this plane… pure love! 😇💜

[@SteFly]

I do understand your choice 👍

[@jonesy2040]

Lange auf das Video zu dem Glider gewartet. Vielen Dank

[@SteFly]

Viel Spaß damit!

[@archivist17]

Sleek and gorgeous! 😍😍😍

[@ThenewmanX1]

Awesome maschine ! Beautiful sailplane !

[@jthwaits]

Beautiful, thank you Stefan! Hope the weather hasn't put too much of a damper on things, it's really strange for SA for this time of the year.

[@SteFly]

It was a great journey to SA but without much flying.

[@Tannerxcsoaring]

Now thats the way to end a flight! Low and fast!

[@Johan-ex5yj]

How lucky are you to test fly such a beauty?! 🙂

[@CalebNorthNorman]

@Stefan Langer Merry Christmas! Thanks for all your videos. I save them and my brother and I watch your Glider adventures on Saturday morning over a big breakfast 🥞🍳🥯

[@rickemmet1104]

Hi Stefan, that sailplane looks fantastic! Can you tell us about the wing? It looks as if it has a number of different airfoils in its design.

[@paqx3534]

Asking the glider community - is it better to have low or high wing loading for gliders? My gut instinct is that low wing loading / floaty feel would be lower drag from a lower Vinf, but my mind also makes a case for higher wing loading being a more instantaneous transition for the flow, which is generally more efficient. Thoughts on this?

[@cidercik]

Seriously slick body! Can see that getting the wings packed wouldn't be too fun though.

[@motionsic]

So sleek and so quiet in the cockpit!

[@SteFly]

Amazing glider!

[@skylarkman2000]

Looks gorgeous. Great bit of kit .

[@paradoxicalcat7173]

Beautiful!!

[@downundernc]

What a beautiful white bird !

[@thomaslemay8817]

I would love to take it up ! No question about it.

[@jonesy2040]

So ein cooles Gerät. Meiner Meinung nach der coolste nicht kunstflugtaugliche Glider ✈

[@SteFly]

Stimme ich zu - einfach ein pures Renngerät!

[@tobysmith4662]

Wow wow we wow

[@oshadilakshini2878]

great video.best of luck.be safe.do more adventure ❤

[@stefanomaurizio4761]

That’s an awesome video! Which airfield is that?

[@clouddancerticino7006]

Stefan ich Danke Dir von ganzem Herzen für all Deine Wunderschönen Segelflug Videos , einfach MEGA GIGA Genial Schön , was kostet so ein Junkers Segelflieger ? Und ist das Jemand aus der alten Junkers JU Dynastie , ein Enkel oder gar Urenkel ? Oder heisst der nur Zufälligerweise auch Junkers ? Und jetzt noch eine Frage , ich bin 200cm gross und 133Kg schwer ! Gibt es Doppelsitzer wo ich noch mit fliegen könnte ? Oder wird das, mein Traum bleiben !?!?!? Alles Liebe und Gute für Dich Stefan und immer und überall HAPPY LANDING ! FROHE FESTTAGE UND EINEN GUTEN FLUG INS NEUE JAHR 2023 🙂

[@buzzinbritain8222]

Jonkers not Junkers - no association. You will need to go to the gym.

[@randomguyinanglider4090]

die meisten haben eine Ladung von 110kg aber mit Fallschirm,also so c.a 100kg

[@markplain2555]

I told you that Stephan's favourite glider is the JS3

[@petethewrist]

You lucky people but all it takes is money. Till I get some I have to fly older gliders like the k6cr. But can't believe why every one does not want to glide. Great video and glider.

[@SteFly]

It's not always about the material, more about the adventure. I also love flying my LS3, which is also old and compareable cheap to new gliders.

[@eoinj3929]

That adjustable support behind the seat back (at 6:37) would do serious spine damage in an accident. I'm sure that won't be acceptable in the production version.

[@michaelmuldoonmikesm08]

thats an interesting and valid point for JS to take on

[@glideslopeza924]

Awesome Glider, I would love to own one. Im definitely going to check potch out in the future and see if i can spot some fish... ☁️☁️

[@SteFly]

+1 for me, please!

[@glideslopeza924]

I stay quite close to Potch and never knew it was such a fun location to fly gliders, wonder if someone fishing at the dam recorded the flyby.

[@gilnemesis3547]

Hi Stefan, very nice glider , did you find crocs?🤭🤭 Thanks for sharing.

[@SteFly]

Nooo, there are no crocs around Potchefstroom 😂

[@wolfganglau3366]

Das Teil ist eine Waffe!

[@bcnpopnando7019]

Maravilloso

[@powerfarmer]

Awesome Glider!! What is the pricing ?

[@pilotmiami1]

Bravo

[@cloudstreets1396]

How did you like that region of South Africa?

[@thomasklein2855]

Fragt erst mal die Versicherung. Bei der JS1 gab es große Probleme die zu versichern, wie ich hörte.... nur ein Tip.

[@SteFly]

Versicherungen haben generell sehr stark angezogen in den letzten 1-2 Jahren. Bei der JS1 kann ich mir nur vorstellen, dass es Probleme wegen der Süd Afrikanischen Zulassung gab, weil die ersten JS1en noch keine EASA Zulassung hatten?

[@javiereastwood2320]

Such an awesome glider. I dream to fit a jet engine in it and fly it in the USA

[@javieruriel]

where did you learn to fly?

[@MAGApepe]

amazinggg :)))

[@thomasklein2855]

What about insurence? Problems?

[@stevenvater8720]

Most beautiful glider.... How much does it cost !!????

[@buzzinbritain8222]

200,000 -250,000 Euros maybe more - signed sealed delivered to Europe with tax instruments trailer etc. depending on options......

[@stevenvater8720]

@@buzzinbritain8222 thanks for the reply... Cost more than i thought, but its quality

[@lifeisbeautiful3401]

How much it costs ?

[@transistor754]

Flying in SA is like being surrounded by walls of a volcanoe. There’s all that smoke.

[@jtsoutdoorsandmore8136]

I want to get a glider pilots license , im not satisfied with just being a drone pilot i want to be a real pilot . Its cheap enough to get and it would be a dream come true . Ive been wanting to be a pilot for a long time

[@jtsoutdoorsandmore8136]

@langerstefan thank you

[@normandubowitz1965]

If these aerodynamics are so good why are light powered aircraft not using the aero dynamics for better powered flight.Could someone please elaborate!

[@justcarcrazy]

Because certification takes too long and costs too much for a ground-up development of powered aircraft. Sailplanes get away with a lot less because they are not passenger aircraft - yes, even the two-seaters have a crew of two but no passengers.

[@michelcote]

It's less confortable, you really feel the air turbulences. Long thin wings are more costly. Ground handling require more space. Those wings are heavier too for the same aera. Because they become thin. It's all compromises.

[@linzmartin6186]

❤

[@kensummers7757]

Have they solved the Fall Out of the Sky Killing Highly Qualified Pilots issue yet? (Asking for a (dead) friend. RIP Pete )

[@SuperPowerKiwi]

What happend? 😢

[@SuperReasonable]

This is a very unpleasant post. I assume this person is talking about issues with the JS1 on aerotow with the extended wing tips and full up with water ballast which is very tricky if allowed to get slow. The JS3 here has absolutely nothing to do with JS1 incidents.

[@kensummers7757]

@@SuperReasonable sure. If I'm pleasent will this bring my dead friend back? JS aircraft are unsafe at normal tow speeds, consequrntly the minimum tow speed for these aircraft has been raised to 70 knots.

[@paradoxicalcat7173]

@@SuperPowerKiwi I'm guessing it spun in during tow. RIP.

[@paradoxicalcat7173]

@@kensummers7757 I have one question: is it simply that the aircraft was being towed too slowly? You said it was maxed out on weight, and from what I understand of the JS1, at max weight the speeds are really quite high (best L/D around 70 kts) which I consider to be a MINIMUM speed for towing in ANY glider, so really it wants to be at 80 kts. What is your thought on this?

[@jackbul4450]

我很好奇 它是靠什么动力输出

[@sumitpaul5590]

Where was the engine?

[@marcthemeatman]

How much

[@علاءالفضلي-غ7ظ]

Who much price

[@АндрейКравченко-ъ8ф]

How much?

[@arthurrobey4945]

Need to teach Artificial Intelligence to fly it for you.

[@henkvrieling9586]

It’s all about me.

[@mafiagame8332]

how to Electronic motor order India

[@DumbledoreMcCracken]

Wow. Be great if it is sized for 201+ cm

[@justcarcrazy]

When I worked there, we sold a JS3 to a customer of 6'5".

[@DumbledoreMcCracken]

@@justcarcrazy I appreciate it that data. I'm 6'7". I probably could fit, but I'd like to be comfortable. Grob 103 is almost big enough. Schleier are too small.

[@stanislouse4168]

small complaints for a ship that isn't even complete.

[@asw19B100]

Dick Johnson was so much more objective.

[@paradoxicalcat7173]

What does that mean? More critical? I'm critical of the seat - crash safety is damn near zero with carbon fiber. It will simply shatter.

[@Moaza1001]

Nix vastan mein Junge

[@soaruk3697]

It will be interesting to see how the JS3 will stack up against the newer AS33 and the Diana 4 in the coming years - hopefully SH has a Ventus 4 with a decent sized cockpit in the pipeline, now the 3 is yesterdays glider and can only accommodate stick insects or jockey's in the racing version.

[@SteFly]

A Ventus 4 with the latest aerodynamic design and with an electric self-launch propulsion system would be sick!

[@soaruk3697]

@@SteFly ............as long as it doesn't have the silly small cockpit........IGC really needs to mandate a minimum cockpit size that can accommodate the larger pilot i.e. the Goudriaan test

[@SteFly]

@@soaruk3697 Don´t regulate more than necessary...

[@Winniethepopo]

@@soaruk3697 the ventus 3 has the sports and the performance fuselage. The Performence one is much bigger !

[@soaruk3697]

@@Winniethepopo Also more drag - ever seen a V3 Performance win a World champs or major continental competition? Maybe read what I have written - quite clearly stated Ventus 3 racing version! Gliders like the 'a' model SH's and Diana 2's with stupidly small cockpits can give a significant performance advantage, and also there are safety considerations to consider with larger pilots trying to squeeze themselves into these small cockpits...its a practice IGC should have sorted years ago when Klaus built the 'a model' for Brigitte ............