The Centrair C101 Pegase is a
Standard Class single-seat
glider
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manufactured by
Centrair starting in 1981. The design uses the
ASW 19 fuselage with a new wing designed by
ONERA,
giving better performance than the German original.
Models manufactured since 1990 as the Pegase 90 are equipped with a different cockpit interior: Shorter handles, smaller instrument panel and minor structural changes. The major difference between the Pegase 90 and previous models was the introduction of flight controls that automatically connect during rigging.
The aircraft structure is composed of laminated fibreglass and epoxy resin. The wing has a laminar flow airfoil with top surface air brakes.
Variants
;Centrair 101 Pegase
:Prototype Pegase with ASW19-derived fuselage with all-new wings.
;C101
: Fitted with fixed landing gear
;C101A
: Fitted with
retractable landing gear
;C101P
: Fitted with fixed landing gear and fittings for optional
winglets
Wingtip devices are intended to improve the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft by reducing drag. Although there are several types of wing tip devices which function in different manners, their intended effect is always to reduce an aircraft' ...
;C101AP
: Fitted with retractable landing gear and fittings for optional winglets
;C101B
: Fitted with
CFRP main
spar allowing additional water ballast to be carried
;C101D
: Altered wing shape, increasing performance
;C101BC
: Altered wing shape and CFRP main spar
Specifications (Pégase D)
See also
References
Further reading
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External links
{{commons category, Centrair Pegase
Sailplane Directory
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