The Beaufort Hornet tug only has a 2.2 litre Subaru engine of 160-170 Horsepower. Therefore it will not outperform a Pawnee. We do expect that it will have equivalent or better performance to a Supercub.
On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 11:59 AM, John Roake <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *THE JULY 2014 ISSUE OF GLIDING INTERNATIONAL * > > Our subscribers are writing to tell us they enjoy our new format. Thumbs > up all round. It has been a great move. The July issue goes in the mail > next week. Expect it in your mail box by June 27. > > The issue covers over 60 new absorbing topics for yet another coffee table > issue. The photos alone make it a ‘must have’ issue. > > • The authorative soaring journalist, Elk Fuglasang-Petersen (Germany) > writes for Gliding international about her personal experiences in gliding > with a Germany club and then comparing the experience with three years > membership in an American club. Her observations are entertaining and > informative. The differences are quite incredible. > > • Aldo Cernezzi has written about his evaluation of Schempp-Hirth’s Arcus > E, the all electric fantastic two seater. Exceptionally well illustrated > this report points out all the goods things about the Arcus E and about > its limitations and costs. > > *• *Our staff reporter Rod Dew writes about ‘Mr Aerodrome’ - a story > from the early 1900s detailing a catastrophic failure in trying to launch > his glider a top a house boat in the Potomac river in USA. This Smithsonian > director could have been as famous as the Wright Brothers as he had more > answers to directional control than they had at the time. This is a > fascinating hitherto hidden story of an exceptional pioneer. Did you know > that Englishman Matthew Boulton in 1868 was the first to patent the > aileron? Rudders, ailerons, and elevators had been invented long before the > Wright’s efforts began. The English patent was unknown to the Wright > Brothers who had the greatest difficulty getting a U.S. patent for their > methodology. > > * • *The 2014 Grand Prix is over and the finals flown at Sisteron, > France was an exciting event. Covered for Gliding International by Ritz du > Luy, it was all the more interesting because a Frenchman stole the crown. > > * • *Schleicher’s new two seater, the ASG32 has flown and we captured > the first test flight, flown from Poppenhausen, Germany. A sailplane of > beauty! > > * • *The cost of towing aircraft gets more expensive by the hour. Two > unrelated Australian’s have built home-built tugs that are expected to have > performances greater than a Pawnee at less than half the price. A great > review and a helpful paper for any club reviewing their towing costs. All > this is followed by a review of the new Robin - Europe’s towing work > horse. Great if the club has $.25 million to spend > > * • *We review Tom Knauff’s new book – a detailed collection of gliding > accidents over the past 10 years. This is fascinating and instructive! > > * • *Two new, two seater electric motor gliders are flying. The Sun > Seeker and the Sun Flyer (unrelated). There is no shortage of new > projects being designed, worked on and projected to go into production. > > * • *This is frightening. US Customs officials are insisting on searches > of motorgliders flown cross country. They have a misguided belief that > they are ferrying drugs. A detailed story on one such search. > > * • *Research - A paper on how a university has been able to fly an > aircraft by ‘thought processes only.’ The brain was connected to an auto > pilot! > > • Plus 40 other stories that will educate and inform. > > We hope you will join us. > > JOHN ROAKE > EDITOR. > > NEW (or RENEWING) SUBSCRIBERS CAN EASILY EFFECT A SUBSCRIPTION BY GOING TO > OUR WEB PAGE – www.glidinginternational.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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