Janus
Janus Ce
Role	Two Seater-class sailplane
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Schempp-Hirth
Designed by	Klaus Holighaus
First flight	May 1974
Number built	300

The Schempp-Hirth Janus is a high performance two-seat glider that was built by Schempp-Hirth GmbH.

The design was by Dipl-Ing Klaus Holighaus and the prototype first flew in May 1974. The production examples incorporated several improvements in January 1975. The Janus has a glass-fibre monocoque fuselage similar to that of the Nimbus-2 but the cockpit section is lengthened to accommodate the two pilots in tandem with dual controls under a right-hand side hinged one-piece canopy. Landing gear consists of either a non-retractable main wheel (Janus A, B & C) or a retractable main wheel (later models of Janus C and all Ce's) with a drum or disc brake, and a nose-wheel. The two-piece wings have 2° forward sweep on the leading edge, and have camber-changing flaps which are operated between +12° and -7°. The Janus has upper surface dive brakes, and the Janus C could also be fitted with a tail parachute.

The Janus B was produced from March 1978. It has a fixed-incidence tailplane instead of the all-moving type previously fitted. The Janus C has carbon-fibre wings of 20 m span and a carbon-fibre tailplane. The Janus Ce was certified in 1991 and incorporated modifications to the cockpit and fin.

The Janus M is a motorised version with a Rotax engine mounted on a pylon aft of the cockpit and retracting into the fuselage. The prototype first flew in 1978.

100 Januses were built by early 1980 plus three motorised Janus CMs. It is particularly suitable for cross-country instruction and training to fly flapped gliders.

The French developed the Janus as the SCAP–Lanaverre SL-2. (SCAP is the Société de Commercialisation Aéronautique du Plessis SàRL with Lanaverre Industries) It first flew in 1977. The main differences from the Janus A are the provision for water ballast in the wings, a fixed tailplane with elevators, and a more comfortable cockpit.

[edit] Variants

• Janus A
• Janus B
• Janus C
  • Janus Ce
  • Janus CM - motorised version with Rotax 535C engine
  • Janus CT - motorised version with Solo 2350 engine

[edit] Specifications (Janus C)

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Capacity: 240 kg (530 lb) water ballast
• Length: 8.62 m (28 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 20.00 m (65 ft 7 in)
• Height: 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 17.3 m² (186 ft²)
• Empty weight: ca. 365 kg (803 lb)
• Gross weight: 700 kg (1,540 lb)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 220 km/h (140 mph)
• Maximum glide ratio: 43
• Rate of sink: 0.6 m/s (118 ft/min)

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