James May did a similar experiment in the UK a few years ago - getting a balsawood glider to fly across the English Channel.
http://vimeo.com/68033138 Not sure what L/D his team achieved, but it's quite an interesting episode.... Thanks & Regards, Nelson Handcock 0409 149919 http://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonhandcockaustralia On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 11:30 AM, < [email protected]> wrote: > Send Aus-soaring mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Aus-soaring digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Gliding International - November 2014 issue (Derek Ruddock) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:16:11 +1100 > From: "Derek Ruddock" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding International - November 2014 issue > To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Or a house brick > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Champness > Sent: Tuesday, 14 October 2014 9:07 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding International - November 2014 issue > > > > " A Guinness Book record flight from 96,000 feet. A model glider flies > 132 klms after being released from a Balloon in an interesting US Airforce > Academy experiment." > > > > L/D= 4.5 Not exceptional even for a model. Maybe it was a model of the > space shuttle. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 1:06 PM, John Roake <[email protected]> wrote: > > GLIDING INTERNATIONAL > ISSUE NOVEMBER 2014 > > > > Expect your copy of the magazine in your mail box late next week. The > usual mix of great stories including : > > ? A horrific story ? Our subscriber ordered a new sailplane and remitted > ?100,000. After four years, there was no sign of the sailplane (from a > major manufacturer) nor his money, so he began the long process of getting > his money back via the German courts who threatened the manufacturer with > bankruptcy. After five years, he got his refund plus expenses, but herein > lies a warning for potential buyers. The full story in detail. > > ? The authorative soaring journalist, Elk Fuglasang-Petersen (Germany) > writes about the O.L.C. (On-Line Contest) in detail. A complete review of > the 2014 scene which ended mid-September. The statistics are absorbing. > > ? Imagine - 23 billion Euros is to be spent on the Americans G.P.S. > constellation for no financial rewards. Gliding correspondent > extraordinaire, Rod Dew, has researched the project which is not only > exceptionally well written and illustrated, but extremely interesting and > educational. Worth reading! > > ? Two exceptional photos of what has happened in our playground (the sky > above) during September. > > ? A report on stage two of the Pilot?s Bill of Rights, about to be voted > on in the US Senate. > > ? A report on from the University of Southern Denmark about research on > an alternate method of storing pilot oxygen. This is fascinating - tests > proving ?re-useable oxygen? is a distinct possibility. > > ? Another possible use for a tow-plane (tongue in cheek). Air skiing on > a surf board is something inventor, Aaron Wypyszynski, of Meridianville, > Alabama deems to be possible. He calls it a ?wing-board?. > > ? An Omarama pilot spends two weeks in the French Alps and flies almost > every day. A well written report on the soaring possibilities in France > and the unique location he chose to fly with the ?Buzzards? of that > country. Supported by excellent photographs. The centre spread displays > spectacular ?Coral of the Skies?. > > ? Twenty two year old Luca Bertossio is a World Champion sailplane > aerobatic pilot as well as being an airline pilot (in his spare time). He > details his training methods, diet, and living habits during training for > world events. An entertaining interview. > > ? A Guinness Book record flight from 96,000 feet. A model glider flies > 132 klms after being released from a Balloon in an interesting US Airforce > Academy experiment. > > > ? We report on the history of gliding highest award, the Lilienthal Medal > and its 63 recipients since 1938. A ?Whose Who? of world gliding. > > ? An in-depth report on the 42nd Vintage Glider Club Rally, staged at > Arnborg, Denmark, in August 2014. Francis Humblet writes about the Vintage > Rally ? the love of his life. One of the most interesting sailplanes was > the Ka13 cut down to be an open cockpit two seater. An interesting project > for any club looking for something different and inexpensive. > > ? The latest new electric motor-glider is the ?Song 120?. This single > seater will set you back only ?38,000 which makes it the cheapest on the > market. Details in this issue. > > ? Hungary is renown for the Rubik cube. The father of the cube?s creator, > Ern? Rubik was Hungary?s most famous sailplane designer. We pen a story on > the history of gliding in that country which is a remarkable location for > cross country and wave soaring. > > ? The future of gliding in China is discussed in this issue, which > details the design work of an entrepreneur called Tian Yu who leads China's > efforts in glider manufacturing. Tian Yu is manufacturing a two seat side > by side electric motor glider. The report claims that there are only 117 > licensed glider pilots in China but the number is expected to increase > substantially over the next few years. > > ? Accidents world wide since our last issue: 13 majors, no sailplanes > involved in mid airs but two fatalities. All detailed in this issue. > > ? Plus 35 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 > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/private/aus-soaring/attachments/20141015/b28e914f/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > End of Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 133, Issue 11 > ******************************************** >
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