Ha, ha. I once spoke to a designer who said the same thing about T-tails. Obviously the tail and aft fuselage have been stressed to carry the required load. Anyway, the flying display side of things is firmly in the hands of the RAAF. We are fortunate in that one of the RAAF organisers also owns an ASW-22. With a bit of luck, gliding will get a look in. I have been inundated with suggestions and voIunteers for the flying display. I have suggested to the RAAF a flying display which I think will enthuse the general public as opposed to a display which will enthuse existing glider pilots. Again I will stress that the flying display side of things is firmly in the hands of the RAAF. What happens is what they will allow to happen. I am particularly interested in the _static_ display side of things - especially what has been shown to work and not work recently. Anthony -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Stephenson Sent: Friday, 17 August 2007 10:23 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Airshow Organisation I saw it at the 1996 Oshkosh Airshow and I was worried about having x kgs of engine being able to wag your tail especially in a ground loop. If it is still flying 11 yrs later, that must not be a significant problem. PeterS ----- Original Message ----- From: D S Baker <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Discussion of issues relating to <mailto:[email protected]> Soaring in Australia. Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 7:43 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Airshow Organisation I think one of the most amazing things I saw at the Avalon Airshow was something called the Windex (or something along those lines, not too sure if it's right, can someone correct me?). It was a yank fella who had gotten this wee glier, about 8- 10 meter wingspan, and had shoved a three cylinder radial engine in it, ON THE FIN. Did some amazing aero's too. (Eg. a dive down from above a thousand feet, pulling out at 160knots, which was Manouvering VNE, and flattening out a couple of hundred feet above the ground.) Amazing stuff. Worth it if you could getonto him me thinks.
On 16/08/07, Anthony Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all
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