We hope you enjoy these higher resolution videos of Concordia’s first and second takeoff and landing. The videos were recorded by Soaring Café Publishing Editor Bill Elliott, who used a camcorder generously loaned to us for the occasion by Jackie Perry. Thanks Jackie!
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Flying with the Concordia
by SC Admin •
I had the extreme pleasure of flying with Dick Butler today along side his new Concordia. His new ship is absolutely gorgeous! The weather was fabulous with a 6,000′ cloudbase, 5 kt lift and nice streets. Ted Beckwith gave us a tow and we were off flying in the local area while DB flies off…
Photos of Concordia on Tow
by Bill Elliott •
The Café thanks Antonio Gemma More for these two beautiful photos of Concordia on tow at William Northern Field in Tullahoma, Tennessee. Antonio is a mechanical engineer and professional photographer.
Concordia Post-Flight Interviews
by Bill Elliott •
After Dick’s second test flight in Concordia on May 25th, we interviewed him (still in the cockpit) and his wife and lifelong crew, Sarah. Tow pilot Ted Beckwith and Soaring Café Publishing Editor Bill Elliott also appear in the video. We apologize for the wind noise in the second clip. Unfortunately, we didn’t have our…
Terlet and Ocana ;nice comps!Concordia flies!
by Bill Elliott •
Alphen aan den Rijn Sunday May 27 2012 ritzdeluy@hotmail.com www.glidinginternational.com www.soaringcafe.com pictures courtesy Oedske. I liked this years comps flown from Terlet. Good weather, good pilots and some tension specially in club class with nearly every day a different winner. With 7 out of 10 days, we can for sure NOT complain. Winners in 2 […]
Concordia First Flight Video – and More Photos!
by Bill Elliott •
Here’s a video of Concordia’s first test flight on May 25, 2012. We’ve also included several photos that didn’t make it into our May 25th post. We apologize for the quality of the in-flight photos, which were extracted from a video taken from the tow plane. As anyone who’s tried air-to-air photography knows all too…
Dick Butler Makes First Flight in Concordia! (Updated with Photos)
by Bill Elliott •
We are delighted to report that on Friday, May 25, 2012, at approximately 9:00 AM CDT, Dick Butler successfully completed the first test flight of Concordia. With his wife Sarah running the wing, DB launched from runway 18 at William Northern Field in Tullahoma, Tennessee and made a short tow to verify that the controls…
Concordia Update – 14 April 2012
by Bill Elliott •
On the way home last Saturday from the U.S. Team Training Camp at Chilhowee, Tennessee, your editors made a detour to Dick Butler’s workshop. We found Dick and Christian Streifeneder hard at work on the Concordia. Dick and his collaborators have been putting in very long days to get Concordia ready for flight testing this spring. With the World Championships in Uvalde, Texas only three months away, they have no time to waste.
Race Against Clock for Concordia and Quintus, and…Nearly March and 891 km in LS4 in Australia!
by Bill Elliott •
Yes … I guess a few people are pretty nervous, but working hard and for sure, still going strong! In Soaring Café you are very well informed about the Concordia and it is just great, that Dick Butler even keeps some time to talk to his interested supporters. I am looking forward to meeting him after so many years and to see this impressive glider. There will be only one Concordia but it will generate a lot of attention in open class, as it should.
Concordia: An Interview with Chris Woodward
by Bill Elliott •
This winter, Chris Woodward has been a regular in Dick’s workshop, applying a lightweight plastic film called SolarTrim to Concordia’s control surfaces. Last weekend, we interviewed Chris and asked him to explain the process and the rationale for using SolarTrim rather than gel coat or paint.
