Re: [Aus-soaring] winglets

2012-05-03 Thread Mike Borgelt
Another view of the 737 MAX winglet http://australianaviation.com.au/2012/05/737-max-gets-new-winglets/ Mike Borgelt Instruments - design manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 mob:

Re: [Aus-soaring] winglets

2012-05-03 Thread JR
They aren't new, we've had them on the Kooka for years. JR___ 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

Re: [Aus-soaring] winglets

2012-05-03 Thread DMcD
Isn't there some patent on winglets and maybe Boeing is trying to circumvent it? http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/02/airbus-wingtip-idUSN1E7B10U220111202 ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change

Re: [Aus-soaring] winglets

2012-05-03 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 09:47 AM 4/05/2012, you wrote: Isn't there some patent on winglets and maybe Boeing is trying to circumvent it? http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/02/airbus-wingtip-idUSN1E7B10U220111202 ___ Aus-soaring mailing list

Re: [Aus-soaring] Winglets

2012-05-02 Thread Mike Borgelt
The new winglet design for the 737MAX http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:7a78f54e-b3dd-4fa6-ae6e-dff2ffd7bdbbplckPostId=Blog%3a7a78f54e-b3dd-4fa6-ae6e-dff2ffd7bdbbPost%3aff0a7fa3-7417-4eb1-8dbb-fba696b1f0df How long before we see these on gliders? Mike Borgelt

Re: [Aus-soaring] winglets

2012-04-30 Thread Mike Borgelt
This looks interesting: http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-focus-the-wing-is-the-thing-for-aviation-partners-371008/ Mike Borgelt Instruments - design manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas:

[Aus-soaring] winglets

2011-12-29 Thread Anne Elliott
To Kaito and aus-soaring members .. I think it should be made very clear that while this post has been put on by a Japanese, the problem in Nrm with the winglet (theft) has absolutely nothing to do with Shinzo at Soar Narromine. Anne and Keith From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net

[Aus-soaring] winglets on LS6a

2010-02-12 Thread mart
Hi, I am looking for information to put winglets on my LS6a. Anybody infomations about that? Does it really go a lot better ? I heard that Paul Mathews has done put winglets on a LS6 a number of years ago. I would like to contact him if somebody has got his phone number of email address.

Re: [Aus-soaring] winglets on LS6a

2010-02-12 Thread Jim Staniforth
at a fraction of the price. Jim From: mart m...@mca.nu To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Fri, February 12, 2010 4:38:17 PM Subject: [Aus-soaring] winglets on LS6a Hi, I am looking for information to put winglets on my LS6a. Anybody

Re: [Aus-soaring] winglets on LS6a

2010-02-12 Thread mart
One of my club-members, Craig Collings,bought recently a ASW 20B and I can easily climb with him. This wasn't the case when he flew a 19. Maybe he is still getting used to it though;-) We flew dry together and had the same glide. We can't fly wet here because we have a short winch lane. My