Hi All,
If anyone is interested, 1 piece wing ES59 GPL is stored in a hangar at Latrobe Valley airport. It is probably in need of a rebag etc. John On 2016-08-07 21:43, Christopher McDonnell wrote: > Hi Noel. > > Thanks for your interest. > Mike Burns: "I designed the modification, provided a full set of drawings and > arranged for some jigs to be made, (no idea where they are now) then the > sailplanes were modified by the owners." > There are possibly up to 4 conversions around the country. I will let you > know when I ascertain them. > I am assisting the US of A chap with info at present. > Wing of #58 was 'cut' in US of A and looks a rough job. > Wing may be repairable. Cath Conway is looking into that. > A very historically important aircraft for Australian gliding but few would > care. > So was there another Arrow before #58? Interesting! Are you sure? > > Regards > > Chris > > FROM: Noel Roediger > SENT: Sunday, August 07, 2016 8:54 PM > TO: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' > SUBJECT: Re: [Aus-soaring] Schneider ES-59 Arrow > > Hi Chris. > > Spent some of yesterday with Harry and asked about a two piece winged Arrow > as I couldn't recall any such type being produced by ES pty ltd. > > He said all were produced with a one piece wing. > > Who modified them to two wings? > > I suspect Doug Vanstan!! > > Neither of us has any knowledge of such a type and we'd appreciate info. > > Purely by chance I received an email from a bloke in SFO asking info on s/n > 58 Arrow which he saved from landfill. Fuselage, rudder and tailplane are > restorable but he reckons the wing is irreparable. > > That Arrow was the first production model. It was test flown at Gawler by > Harry and then packed in a crate and sent to Argentina for Jack Iggulden to > fly in the world comps. > > I recall it was purchased by Al Leffler and shipped to the USA from > Argentina. > > The ASC purchased the first ES 59 which was written off after it spun in from > a cable break. > > The Argentine Arrow was next and I can't remember the sequential purchasers > in order but they were DDGC, Navy, GGC, Pt. Augusta and Barossa. > > Noel > > FROM: Aus-soaring [mailto:[email protected]] ON BEHALF > OF Christopher McDonnell > SENT: Saturday, August 6, 2016 7:08 AM > TO: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > SUBJECT: Re: [Aus-soaring] Schneider ES-59 Arrow > > Thanks. Not idle curiosity. > > Chris > > FROM: Gary Stevenson > > SENT: Friday, August 05, 2016 10:42 PM > > TO: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' > > SUBJECT: Re: [Aus-soaring] Schneider ES-59 Arrow > > Chris, > > PK has a two piece wing. Other than that, I don't know, and I don't really > care. Maybe there are 6 of them? Why do you want the information anyway? > Suggest that you give Roy a call .... if your query is more than just idle > curiosity. > > Cheers, > > Gary > > FROM: Aus-soaring [mailto:[email protected]] ON BEHALF > OF Christopher McDonnell > SENT: Friday, 5 August 2016 9:50 PM > TO: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > SUBJECT: Re: [Aus-soaring] Schneider ES-59 Arrow > > That glider is in Victoria Gary. Are you sure? My info is it is a Qld glider > GNK. Are there 2 then? > > Cheers > > Chris > > FROM: Gary Stevenson > > SENT: Friday, August 05, 2016 9:33 PM > > TO: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' > > SUBJECT: Re: [Aus-soaring] Schneider ES-59 Arrow > > Chris, > > VH-GPK. Owner details on the CASA site are current. > > Gary > > FROM: Aus-soaring [mailto:[email protected]] ON BEHALF > OF Christopher McDonnell > SENT: Friday, 5 August 2016 7:28 PM > TO: [email protected] > SUBJECT: [Aus-soaring] Schneider ES-59 Arrow > > There are 6 of the above registered. > > Does anybody know which one has the two piece wing. > > Approval documentation for the modification would be a bonus but I will not > hold my breath. > > Cheers > > Chris > > ------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring [1] > > ------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring [1] > > ------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring [1] Links: ------ [1] http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring
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