GLIDING INTERNATIONAL ISSUE JULY 2016
The July issue is in the mail and should be with subscribers within the next few days. The hundreds that have subscribed to the new Digital issue will get their copy in their email box on July 4. (We have been overwhelmed by the response to the newly announced Digital issue. The Digital subscription is half the price of the airmailed printed issue that continues as normal). See our web page for details. The July issue is another great 64 page issue. The July 2016 lead story is on the Schempp-Hirth family, a 12 page treatise on the history of the firm, their founders and their future. Profusely illustrated it is indeed extremely interesting with hither to previously unknown facts. It is a ²must read² for owners of Schempp-Hirth sailplanes. NASA has been spending millions on wing profile research and have announced that they could have found ways and means of reducing drag by 11%. Another must read. Adam Czeladzki, a Polish pilot who became a paraplegic after a sailplane accident decided that somehow he would continue to be a competition pilot. He elected to contact Jonker Sailplanes of South Africa. The imagination of Adam and Jonkers has produced a sailplane with revolutionary flight controls now used in competitions. A fascinating story well illustrated. Adam now continues to be a winner! Aldo Cernezzi provides a comprehensive report on Aero 2016 at Friedrichshafen., A number of new sailplanes announced and on show. A report on the first drone to hit a commercial airliner. We said it could happen! There were six fatal gliding accidents in May. We are now researching and reporting on accidents worldwide. This issue contains details of 22 accidents recorded in the month of May. Markus Geisen reports from Germany about the restrictions in Europe on the crewing of two-seaters in competitions. Maybe there are the same deterrents in your country. A study of the situation warrants a read of what he has to say. A research paper on the weight of water in clouds. This will leave you spell bound. Do you have air-sickness problems in your club? Fred Robinson tells you how to solve this problem A story by Val Brain tells our older glider pilots that Ageing Does Have Its Compensations.² The Perlan project will soon leave for South America. Did you know that the project to date has spent over $7 million. We talk about a two seat motor glider that costs $1.00 an hour to operate. DLR (The German Aerospace Research Centre) has built an exact replica of Lilienthal¹s last glider from the original plans. It has been tested in a special wind tunnel and the results raise an eyebrow or two. We reproduce a photo of a Polish tow plane towing six two seaters line astern. Karol Staryszak, a Polish champion records his thoughts after leaning of the death of a compatriot in a competition they were both competing in. This is the most compelling story we believe we have reproduced in our 10 year history. It should be read by every glider pilot, everywhere. Stemme has changed ownership again and the new owners have updated the S10 with a new version labelled the S12. All this plus 30 other stories that will educate and inform. As we have said before - our best issue yet! 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 <http://www.glidinginternational.com>
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