THE NOVEMBER 2011 ISSUE OF GLIDING INTERNATIONAL A wealth of news for soaring pilots from around the world. A 64 page issue. Stories include: 1. There is now an alternative for span. A new design from South Africa predicts their 15-metre sailplane will cover 1000 klms in five hours. 2. First team of international sailplane pilots informed that they can and must be prepared for a drug test anywhere any time. 3. It is now possible to record and view laminar flows over a wing in flight. Big money being spent on recording and analysing laminar flows. 4. Enter the Phoenix - the new motor glider with towing capabilities. 5. Leading edge bug prevention. A cheap inexpensive answer to eliminating this problem. 6. Meet the team at ClearNav - how they work and what¹s new from this talented team. 7. New products - Flat free aircraft tyres and a laser unit that polishes surfaces to a high-gloss finish and spray on solar cells. 8. NASA¹s $US1.35 million prize for the most efficient electric aircraft won by a motorglider from Pipistrel. 9. Why is carbon fibre so expensive an in depth explanation 10. Klaus Ohlmann describes for the first time his 2138 km straight distance flight. Profusely colour illustrated. 11. Ritz de Luy writes about the 2011 summer season in Europe with details on who won and who lost and why. 12. An essay explaining the difference between pressure altitude and GPS altitude. 13. A visit to the finishing room at Schleicher Sailplanes at Poppenhausen 14. Centre Spread - the damage sustained and the rebuild of a hangar and fleet of sailplanes in Scotland. 15. A return to Popular Mechanics, April 1904 and their article on how to build your own glider. 16. The old chestnut! Membership and a lack of leadership from gliding¹s international bureau of delegates. 17. One glider pilot¹s dream - creation of his own cross country school and how he exchanged his desk bound job for a sailplane cockpit. 18. Another major break through in the battle to improve battery performance and lower their weight. The most promising to date. 19. Leading edge bug prevention. A cheap inexpensive answer to eliminating this problem. 20. Controllable winglets - Change their angle and performance in flight. New research. 21. A list of new products to assist wave-flying pilots. 22. A flying wing motorised glider designed in Estonia flies. 23. NASA launches a new weather forecasting satellite that has promise for soaring pilots
24. The iphone helps locate a downed pilot 25. Glider used to smuggle drugs in Saudi Arabia. PLUS FIFTY OTHER INTERNATIONAL STORIES THAT PROVIDE GREAT READING. NEW OR RENEWING SUBSCRIBERS GO TO OUR WEB SITE <www.glidinginternational.com>
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