Here’s a five-minute video from the Discovery/Science channel that shows how a modern factory-built composite glider is made. The original was broadcast in April, 2010.
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South Africa, Namibia and Botswana!
by Bill Elliott •
www.soaring.eu More places in Africa welcome overseas guests to enjoy great soaring circumstances! From Potchefstroom in SA another great flight last week from well known pilot Oscar Goudriaan.Here is the news I received and share with you. “Oscar declared a 1000 km FAI triangle: Potchefstroom-Dealsville-Pomfret-Potchefstroom, and came close, landing out nears Klerksdorp some 60 km…
A season in the sun – 12 contests in one year
by Bill Elliott •
A friend suggested to me that I should write up a summary of my 2011 soaring season, so here it is: 12 contests total: Clermont, FL (Seniors): placed 4th overall – best I’ve ever done there Perry, SC (R5N): Landed out on 1st day, wound up 12th out of 19 Chilhowee, TN (Sports Class Nationals):…
Solo Baptism!
by Bill Elliott •
A big event for the Vihlen Family this past Saturday, November 5th, as another Vihlen boy soloed a glider. 15 year old Preston Vihlen soloed on a beautiful day at Hawks Nest (4TN3), just east of Memphis. Preston’s instructor was Jim Slocum. After a warmup pattern tow, Jim hopped out of the vintage Schweizer 2-22…
Quintus M – New open class glider
by Bill Elliott •
Schempp-Hirth started its newest glider’s Quintus M serial production. Quintus is a 23 m. span single-seater open class sailplane which was first presented during the yearly expo at AERO in Friedrichshafen. It is a new product from Schempp-Hirth with cooperation with Lange Aviation.
Manufacturer expects that newly designed fuselage and airfoils will bring both comfort and […]
The Schempp-Hirth Quintus M and the Antares 23E at Aero Friedrichshafen
by Bill Elliott •
With the absolutely new 23-meter-sailplanes, Antares 23 E and Quintus M, the collaboration of Lange Aviation and Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau present for the first time at the trade fair AERO in Friedrichshafen (April 13-16, 2011) the newest fruits of their partnership. The consistent and uncompromising development will set new standards in the open class.
How to Pull a Camper and a Glider to a Contest
by Bill Elliott •
It all started with a simple principle; if you are going to do it, it has to be overboard. The evolution of my tow vehicles: My first tow vehicle was an Econo line van, blue, white, and rust. With a window air conditioner mounted in the passenger window for camping in Waynesville OH. The common…
