Sunrise

Sunrise 140

Our conventional king posted - crossbar glider for the performance oriented cross country pilot.

The small sail area works very efficiently and is suitable for pilots weighing up to 220 pounds!

The towing characteristics of the Sunrise are first class.

It is used by many aero towing schools, since students often have directional stability problems with their own gliders.

Jo Bathmann flew his Sunrise to a new FAI world record for a cross country triangle with a flex wing, evidence of the Sunrise’s well balanced and easy flying characteristics!

DHV classification 2-3

Set-up and Breakdown

The set-up is easy and effortless. The crossbar attachment points and crossbar joint are protected with special padding. The Sunrise can also be layed flat while tensioned, which facilitates rigging and derigging on the ground during strong winds. Equipped with spring-loaded batten tips which fit into receptacles sewn into the trailing edge.

Technical specifications

Sail area		140 sq. ft
Pilot weight		min 143 lbs / max 220 lbs
Glider weight		64 lbs
Pack lengths		19 ft / 13.5 ft
Minimum sink speed		20 mph
Maximum glide		25 mph
Span		33.5 ft
Nose angle		132
Aspect ratio		132
Double surface		85%
Number of battens		26 (6 lower)
Stall speed		16 mph
Top speed		50 mph (German speed limit)

Flight

It’s amazing how well this small sail area performs, even with heavy loading. The Sunrise is neutrally stable and can be flown by an average pilot with no difficulty. The VG is easy to pull and is fully tensioned at two armlengths, allowing fast gliding with little altitude loss. The easy handling also makes it possible to thermal with the VG tensioned.

Landing

The Sunrise can be flown very slowly in spite of its small sail area, and it is correspondingly easy to land. The flare point is easy to detect, and the glider stalls softly.

Hardware

Leading edge tubes and keel tube are constructed of magnetically-inspected seamless extruded aluminum of the alloy AlZnCu 1.5 (7075 F51). The keel is tapered at the end. Uprights and kingpost are of pressed aluminum of the alloy AlMgSi 0.5 (F25). All flying wires are of V2A quality.

Sail

The leading edge is made of fabric-reinforced Mylar G, the middle of the upper surface and the lower surface of 4.0 oz. Polyester sailcloth and the trailing edge is 5.46 oz. Power LL. There is no additional charge for colors of your choice.

Service

Orders for spare parts are filled within 48 hours. All repairs, including those to the sail, can be made inexpensively and according to specification, by FexAmerica or at Bautek's facility in Kenn near Trier, Germany.

Extras

The batten quiver has separate compartments to keep the battens sorted. A folding base tube can be fitted upon request. The glider cover is adjustable to fit both long and short pack lengths. Various pieces of padding protect the sail against transport damage.

Launch

The lower flying wires are not particularly slack (even when the VG is fully off) and the relatively small control bar allows easy attitude control during the launch run. Only a few steps are needed to lift off.

Quality Control

Every glider passes through various production processes before it is inspected, test-flown and released for sale. Developed for your safety, our Quality-Control-System inspects all components by at least three specialists before assembly!