Schleicher K7 Rhönadler two-seater glider (Version 2.4.6)

A vintage two-seater steel tubing, wood and fabric training glider which evolved into the K13, still in use in soaring clubs today.

This is a faithfully modelled ASK-7 two set training glider, which originally flew in 1960. It had good performance for its day, with a glide ratio of approximately 26:1. The K7 is constructed with a welded steel tube fuselage covered in doped aircraft fabric covering while the wing is a wooden structure, again with a doped fabric covering. This is the first modelling project for GlideSimmer67 and a huge amount of care has gone into the model (see the images incldued here). B21 helped out with the flight model and the programming.

See intro video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dprKVPPGpno

Version 2.4.6

• Updated flight model to improve stall behaviour in MSFS2024
• Fix for MSFS2024 weak aerotow runway pull vs. the K7 skid
• Added adjustable P2 pilot weight to expand K7 weight/performance options
• Added wheelbrake on spoiler handle

Version 2.3.7

• Package updated to support both MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024
• Addition liveries, both are knots/feet (yellow, blue)
• Rudder waggle will request a MSFS launch (if you're not already connected)
• Click of the 'yellow release knob' will initiate the built-in winch launch
• Flight model unchanged from previous versions

Version 1.3.2

• non-linear Vertical Speed Indicator bottom-left on panel replaced with a NETTO vario reading
• Vario audio beep added to computer vario (lift-only, default OFF, enabled via Vario Switch on panel)
• Low-speed polar (35..50 knots, 63..90 kph) adjusted, handling/polar otherwise unchanged.
• Spoilers/Airbrakes effectiveness increased
• 'Imperial' (knots/feet) instruments and liveries integrated into a single package with the metric
• A couple of additional liveries added

Version 1.2.2

• Added support for MSFS aerotow and winch launch
  • initiate the MSFS lauch by waggling the rudder
  • the yellow tow release knob can be used to drop the MSFS cable, and initiate the 'built-in' winch launch as before
• Added support for gauges in knots and feet
  • install the additional complimentary package "K7_Imperial_Units" 
• Camera positions re-done, so quickview up, left, right usable
• Elevator trim AXIS reversed - this fixes a long-standing issue since SU5

Version 1.10 changes as described in the changelogs

Version 1.02 corrects a model texture that accidentally included an inappropriate symbol and also properly synchronizes the internal and external views of the canopy open/close status.

Features of the MSFS model

• Exceptionally detailed model, inside and out.
• Authentic panel with both an uncompensated VSI and a TE vario, without the modern audio lift indication.
• Carefully modelled and animated yawstrings, attached to the forward pitot and on top of canopy, operating in both yaw and pitch.
• Distinctive flight model, 26:1, with a much lower wing-loading and airspeed range than modern racing gliders.
• Modelled P1 and P2 cockpits with individual panels and multi-part animated canopy.
• Automated winch launch provided via the tow-release lever. Voice output now in german language.

Buttons/key event mappings available in MSFS "Settings/Controls"

• Winch launch / tow release mapped to "TOGGLE RECOGNITION LIGHTS" (same as AS33, LS4)
• Radio knobs recognize standard MSFS events, i.e. INCREASE/DECREASE COM1 FRACT/WHOLE

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Schleicher K7 Glider

Experience the vintage charm of the Schleicher K7 Rhönadler two-seater glider in Microsoft Flight Simulator. This faithfully modelled training glider from 1960 offers a glide ratio of approximately 26:1 and features a detailed design inside and out. Take to the skies in this historic aircraft and enjoy the enhanced features and improvements in the latest version 1.3.2, including adjusted polar, increased airbrake effectiveness, and more.

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