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Does anybody know where to et gaskets for the Grob 102 wing seals ?
I think that it is some sort of VW product, but could really use some help finding out what exactly it is, so I can buy some.
Th
Does anyone have experience with towing a standard class sailplane behind an Ultralight (Dragonfly)?
Hello All,
I am looking for the following SZD 55-1 Parts.
1. - Complete Horizontal Tailplane (Stabiliser and Elevator) with assembly pin. Repairable unit would be acceptable.
2. - Left wing aile
...10m long rolls up to .7m wide. I'm fairly certain that a roll would do the upper surface of a 15m ships wing. If the wing was lightly sanded first to remove any raised edges of the cracked gelcoat and...
...glider.
I've already checked out the site at www.classicsaiplanes.org, from which I've found the following:
1. It's a nice-handling glider with no real vices;
2. Fly with water unless it's a rea...
Most amazing to me was that the american entry flew at all, what with the way the port wing was twisting, and it seemed they had no clue it was happening. The French entry was amazing, ballsy pilot to
I am looking for wing pins and tail pins for a LET L-33 Solo. Pre-AD pins
to this group.
Thanks
...trailer. Rugged V-tongue, surge brakes. 15-meter, but taller than normal: will take 46-inch root chord. Wing and fuselage fittings included. Four years old, always hangared. Very good condition. So wh...
...ints are distributed up to 35km from the airfield. The intention is to reduce gaggling and prevent following. I am unaware of the official name for this starting method so, for the purposes of this di...
I just noticed that the highly praised movie 'Winged Migration' will be aired on STARZ this Saturday, Dec 13 at 8:45 as well as five other times (once more Sat then twice each on Tues and Wed of the f
Anyone got the good drawings for a winch?
We'd like to try to build one.
Regards,
... when i am flying. especially not when i am taking off or landing. i flew the takeoff ok, but i had one wing drop for some odd reason right afater the towplane got off of the ground. the 1-26 isnt nea...
This following was published on 'AVweb' today about Personal Locator Beacons:
Personal Locator Beacon Credited With First Lower-48 Rescue
A Cleveland man who got snowed in while camping in the Adi
...ection 3 definition 1.0.5 is very liberal in its definition of a motor glider
'Motor glider - A fixed wing aerodyne equipped with means of propulsion (MoP) capable of sustaining soaring flight witho...
... knows when and where and by whom it has been done? Great airshow act or silly? Any USA issues about 'towing aircraft'?...
Incrementally improve winglet design on a given glider by flying with the next generation winglet on the starboard wing with the previous design on the port wing, and seeing which wing rises.
Have I
...lider with Air Experience Instructor Don Palmer, with a selection of cameras inside the cockpit, on the wingtip (ain't technology wonderful !), on the ground and in the air. BIG thanks go to Curtis Av...
My LX20 locked up after downloading turnpoints, showing only '19200bps TP SORT' on the display. It cannot be turned off, no keys have any effect.
Disconnecting external power has no effect, the inte
... so quite small compared to undamaged areas. The general winds are westerly, so most of the smoke is blowing out into the plains - and right over my house :( So in the mountains it's a bit hazy with v...
... Champions to answer questions. Big backdrop with lots of exciting photos. A video running in a loop showing aerobatics and high speed finishes as well as some terrifically graceful shots of the Sierr...
...es. If you have access to club logs and would not mind sharing information I'd be intersted in the following. Particularly from multiple tow plane operations.
1) how many tow planes do you operate s...
... contest letters/numbers applied.
55 hours total time, NDH, 17.43 meter extensions, standard 15 meter winglets, Standard CofA.
INSTRUMENTS: Altimeter United Instruments LA-72-1 Airspeed Indicator ...
...ut additional launch methods can be added by instructor endorsement. The FAA considers winch and auto towing to be identical, and no certification is required for the winch or auto operator.
The cou...
The 15 has balsa core wing skins. Does the 15B have foam core skins on the wing?
Bob gaines
...7.5M for sale.Excellent condition,Cobra Trailer,O2,dual-14Vbatteries,Zander with compass interface, all wing tips have wheels, can be certified in Standard Cat., many extras-tires, tubes, gear doors,e...
...with a soldering iron and a feel for making up cables for IPAQ's you can buy raw connectors at the following address.
www.gomadic.com
They also have the pinouts for the connectors on their site to...
...weeks later (on or about 3/17/02), I emailed Mr. Sanderson regarding a lack of refund, and got the following reply:
Jim,
Actually we processed all the refunds this past week. I think all the check...
...e utilize a Quonset hut for storing their gliders? If yes, do you have pictures on your club website showing it full of gliders? Ideally I'm seeking examples of an arrangement that shows a full span d...
...e color maps weren't visible enough to be useful except for very general geographical information.
Viewing improved at certain sometimes wierd angles, but by waving my hand to change the light the s...
Why is my favorite 500k task showing up as only 492k on the pocket-nav?
According to the Cambridge dos based software, it's 501.1 k
...ind some nice pictures so i can print them and use them during my presentation. I'm looking for some drawings that will help them understand how termal, wave lifts work etc. Thanks...
...here are also other advantages to winching that have not been discussed yet.
The question of dragging wings and groundlooping is far less relevant due to the rapid acceleration of the winch. I have ...
...ing to read from someone of experience that can walk me through. I believe that I tend to drop my lower wing causing me to fall in his wake then it's hard to get out.
I just need to food for thought...
...nts to the new site).
In the near future it is hoped that the site will include a portal function allowing easy location of Australian gliding clubs, access to gliding information, etc.
Regards...
... make out of Pegasus and Grob parts.
Hey Sheldon, That's not a monstrosity, it's a FrankenGrob! Right wing and fuselage did a half turn spin on downwind to Calistoga, the left wing survived a hangar...
...a DG100, but it seems to be directing me to fly much slower than I would expect.
Does anyone know the wing loading that was used for the DG100 polar?
Also, how do I perform a AUTO ZERO (need to kn...
...n in the cockpit. Other parts of the fuselage, specifically the attachment of the vertical tail and the wing-fuselage junction, show no signs of HP lineage.
And the wings, well, they definitely don'...
...glider again, he stated that it was coming directly towards him at a 45-degree nose-down angle with the wings bowed.
One ground witness reported that the accident glider had a 45-degree nose-down at...
...a Discus K. If my memory serves me right this was a 1 off (or limited run) Discus where the ends of the wings disconnected after the ailerons for aerobatic flight....
... the way back while circling with full landing flaps and it mushed a bit and settled - nothing else, no wing drop at all. This is true at all flap settings and in both directions.
The approach to la...
In previous discussions about flying wings it was said that they couldn't climb as well as standard configuration gliders because of the reflex built into the wing. Their performance at higher speeds
A while ago I posted a question to this newsgroup about aero towing from controlled field and gained good information from the responses. I hope to do the same with this topic. I am fortunate to opera
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Built December 1984, Works Number: 190, 1100 Hours, 460 Launches, CofA to 22 April 2002, Tail Dolly, Wing Dolly, Towing out bar, Wing covers, Tail plane covers, Undercarriage Warning, Garmin 89 GPS...
...l need to have the exhaust system rearranged for this to be fitted. Has anyone got any experiences of towing with a 911? Also are there anyways to make the trailer more stable at high speeds?...
...bject is wave soaring out of Boulder, CO. Nick and Rolf Hertenstein went to FL 220 with a camera on the wingtip of Mile High Gliding's G103C....
...as the same problem with their ASW-27.
It looks as if the source of the problem is located within the wing. Impossible to find without having to open the wing.
Did this problem occur with any 27 t...
...s last flown by Larry Sanderson the week that he moved to Hobbs.
No Irish Allowed.
(P.S. I was reviewing your most excellent flight of August 10 on 3D Tracer and you flew the task in the opposite ...
MarfaAir.SUA describes the lift/sink regions in Wally Scott's 1972 report. It's intended for use with the Pocket-NAV software, but should work with any device that uses SUA files and shades closed are
...ade my third turn, when the Hawk just eased on over, did a couple of turns with me about 15 feet off my wingtip and then headed off. It struck me, how Few people on this planet first of all know how t...
...he time, but im flying a 1-26 now and the speaker is horrible. its mounted in the fuselage at about mid wing is very hard to hear, but if i turn it up loud enough to hear someone talking then the 'squ...
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