" A Guinness Book record flight from 96,000 feet. A model glider flies 132 klms after being released from a Balloon in an interesting US Airforce Academy experiment."
L/D= 4.5 Not exceptional even for a model. Maybe it was a model of the space shuttle. On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 1:06 PM, John Roake <j...@johnroake.com> wrote: > > *GLIDING INTERNATIONAL ISSUE NOVEMBER 2014* > > > > Expect your copy of the magazine in your mail box late next week. The > usual mix of great stories including : > > • A horrific story – Our subscriber ordered a new sailplane and remitted > €100,000. After four years, there was no sign of the sailplane (from a > major manufacturer) nor his money, so he began the long process of getting > his money back via the German courts who threatened the manufacturer with > bankruptcy. After five years, he got his refund plus expenses, but herein > lies a warning for potential buyers. The full story in detail. > > • The authorative soaring journalist, Elk Fuglasang-Petersen (Germany) > writes about the O.L.C. (On-Line Contest) in detail. A complete review of > the 2014 scene which ended mid-September. The statistics are absorbing. > > • Imagine - 23 billion Euros is to be spent on the Americans G.P.S. > constellation for no financial rewards. Gliding correspondent > extraordinaire, Rod Dew, has researched the project which is not only > exceptionally well written and illustrated, but extremely interesting and > educational. Worth reading! > > • Two exceptional photos of what has happened in our playground (the sky > above) during September. > > * • *A report on stage two of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights, about to be > voted on in the US Senate. > > * • *A report on from the University of Southern Denmark about research > on an alternate method of storing pilot oxygen. This is fascinating - > tests proving ‘re-useable oxygen’ is a distinct possibility. > > * • *Another possible use for a tow-plane (tongue in cheek). Air skiing > on a surf board is something inventor, Aaron Wypyszynski, of > Meridianville, Alabama deems to be possible. He calls it a ‘wing-board’. > > * • *An Omarama pilot spends two weeks in the French Alps and flies > almost every day. A well written report on the soaring possibilities in > France and the unique location he chose to fly with the ‘Buzzards’ of that > country. Supported by excellent photographs. The centre spread displays > spectacular ‘Coral of the Skies’. > > * • *Twenty two year old Luca Bertossio is a World Champion sailplane > aerobatic pilot as well as being an airline pilot (in his spare time). He > details his training methods, diet, and living habits during training for > world events. An entertaining interview. > > * • *A Guinness Book record flight from 96,000 feet. A model glider > flies 132 klms after being released from a Balloon in an interesting US > Airforce Academy experiment. > > > * • *We report on the history of gliding highest award, the Lilienthal > Medal and its 63 recipients since 1938. A ‘Whose Who’ of world gliding. > > * • *An in-depth report on the 42nd Vintage Glider Club Rally, staged > at Arnborg, Denmark, in August 2014. Francis Humblet writes about the > Vintage Rally – the love of his life. One of the most interesting > sailplanes was the Ka13 cut down to be an open cockpit two seater. An > interesting project for any club looking for something different and > inexpensive. > > * • *The latest new electric motor-glider is the ‘Song 120’. This > single seater will set you back only €38,000 which makes it the cheapest on > the market. Details in this issue. > > * • *Hungary is renown for the Rubik cube. The father of the cube’s > creator, Ernő Rubik was Hungary’s most famous sailplane designer. We pen a > story on the history of gliding in that country which is a remarkable > location for cross country and wave soaring. > > * • *The future of gliding in China is discussed in this issue, which > details the design work of an entrepreneur called Tian Yu who leads China's > efforts in glider manufacturing. Tian Yu is manufacturing a two seat side > by side electric motor glider. The report claims that there are only 117 > licensed glider pilots in China but the number is expected to increase > substantially over the next few years. > > *• *Accidents world wide since our last issue: 13 majors, no > sailplanes involved in mid airs but two fatalities. All detailed in this > issue. > > • Plus 35 other stories that will educate and inform. > > We hope you will join us. > JOHN ROAKE > EDITOR. > > NEW (or RENEWING) SUBSCRIBERS CAN EASILY EFFECT A SUBSCRIPTION BY GOING TO > OUR WEB PAGE – www.glidinginternational.com > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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