Excellent. I am looking forward to reading it.
Is there an update on Climate Change? On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 2:31 PM, John Roake <[email protected]> wrote: > > *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 ”must read” 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.” > > • 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 Lilienthal’s 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> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > >
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