On Thu, 2005-12-22 at 08:07 +1030, Kittel, Stephen W (ETSA) wrote: <snip> > One of the first glider types that Schneiders produced in Australia > (post war) was the ES49. I have heard anecdotally that it wasn't the > same as the German ES49 except for a superficial resemblance. Edmund > used the same name so he didn't have to go through the DCA design hoops > at the time. I think this is covered in some of Martin Simons' writings or may be Alan Ash. > I can only suppose that later designs did comply with > whatever the DCA wanted (BCAR part E) although Edmund and Harry would > have been extraordinary individuals if they didn't stay in contact with > what was going on "back home". The design of the ES52 Mk2 was a re-working of the design to meet BCAR Section E. Gary Sunderland may know some of the history. I have seen his name on some weight and balance calculations that I think were done for the DCA.
cheers, Ken Caldwell _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
