Tag Archive for ASW-27

Tea with “Two-Delta” – Visiting the Mü-31 project

One afternoon last week, I found myself on a Munich underground train holding a slice section of a sailplanes´s outer wing. Pretending to be untouched by everyone’s weird looks, I took the time to examine my precious gift. Although I handle entire gliders and intact wings almost every day, seeing the inside of a wing…

Jet Propulsion System – First Turbine on an ASW 27

February, 10th 2013 in Northern Germany: The sky is grey, people have not seen any blue openings for months… Despite the weather, an ASW 27 prepares for a launch on Hoya’s airfield in the valley next to the river Weser. Every glider pilot who spent the winter months under the grey Northern European skies is…