At 11:16 AM 8/11/04 +1000, you wrote:
>On Mon, 2004-11-08 at 10:33, Harry Medlicott wrote:
>> The GFA has agreed to have Australian records for 18 metre class.
>
>That's great news - congrats on getting this done Harry.
>
>As a matter of interest, are 18m records open to gliders like Alice that
>are not actually 18m - but which fly in the 18m class at most comps due
>to their somewhat older technology?
>
>--
>Robert Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>+61 (0)438 385 533
>Brisbane, Australia http://www.hart.wattle.id.au
I've long thought a Nimbus 2 or ASW17 would make a nice 18m glider if you
sawed off the tips and put a nice set of winglets on it. Shouldn't cause
any structural problems either and I bet it would go about a well, maybe
better at high speeds.
Mike
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