THE SEPTEMBER 2011 ISSUE OF GLIDING INTERNATIONAL WILL BE MAILED ON MONDAY.
Don't miss a wealth of news for soaring pilots from around the world. A 64 page issue. Stories include: 1. The replacement challenge for the Barron Hilton Cup. An exciting new adventure for the World¹s top pilots. They don¹t come much better than this. 2. The first successful aircraft built by the print layering technique¹. A technique that opens up possibilities never ever dreamt off. (And number one is flying). 3. New laminar flow technique recently patented by Boeing and currently being trialled. Opens up new possibilities for sailplanes. 4. A answer has been produced to solve the Blanik grounding problem. 5. The latest new motor glider that is a hot favourite to win the $1.5m CAFÉ contest in September. History of development and test flight details 6. Ritz de Luy writes about the 2011 summer season in Europe. One of the very worst with European contest results. 7. How to help students from dropping out¹ after solo. A membership retention plan. 8. Report on Russia¹s gliding scene in the 21st century. 9. Coverage on the all electric Cessna 172 about to go into production. 10. New antennas for your hand held transceiver. Provides major performance improvements. 11. John Roake writes about his interview with Hanna Reitsch, world famous soaring aviatrix and Hitler¹s personal pilot. 12. Report on the 2011 Women¹s World Gliding Championships in Sweden 13. Dynamic Soaring - A new view on an answer to ultimate flight endurance. 14. Afters 20 years of experimentation Australia has produced the ultimate tug with a Chevy V8. Described as the tug extraordinaire!¹ 15. Latest new product news from Paul Remde. 16. Bet you didn¹t know Cessna produced gliders. A fascinating story with photos. 17. Winglets are now Sharklets¹ according to Airbus who are trying to out do¹ Boeing with research 18. An inexpensive answer on how to recharge all the batteries that are about to hit everyday life (and sailplanes too). 19. Airbus putting funds into electric powered motorglider research. 20. The latest on electric motors - now being produced with gear boxes. 21. Atlantis has made its final glide. Interesting report on the flight history of this shuttle. 22. Details on a tug kit. Yours for $19,800 plus 400 hours of labour. 23. And the story on the first mid-air between a U.A.V. and a power aircraft. PLUS FIFTY OTHER INTERNATIONAL STORIES THAT PROVIDE GREAT READING. NEW OR RENEWING SUBSCRIBERS GO TO OUR WEB SITE <www.glidinginternational.com <http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=www.glidinginternational.com> >
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