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These Russians Know How To Have Fun
(Blogs / From the BlogSphere)
No the photo has nothing to do with a stunt show in Russia but it is really sweet so I just decided to bring it. I've read Curt Warren's recent post and found myself thinking these Russians certa
Thursday, 17 July 2008
The Next Best Thing To Satellites
(Blogs / From the BlogSphere)
...g planes like flags from a magician’s hat, would briefly cover acres of sky. Fleets of boxcars beneath wings without motors would coast over tree-tops and land in rows like parked automobiles. Out o...
Monday, 21 April 2008
Something From The History
(Blogs / From the BlogSphere)
When thinking about the modern world with all its technology and achievements it can be amusing to see how the newspapers dealt with the expansion of the use of technology during WW II. This po
Thursday, 06 March 2008
PW-5
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
Try the videos at this site: http://www.silentwingsairshows.com/video.html
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Twin jet glider
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...ested to see this thread. There are several micro jet powered gliders appearing out there. Look at Silentwingsairshows.com. It's a Silent Club 12 meter with 2 45 lb. thrust toy jets. Laugh at me, bu...
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Competition I.D.
(Forums / General Discussions)
...he tail normally first. In gaggles I try to be in a position, where I do not see the comp sign under the wings close. CH...
Monday, 11 August 2008
FS: SGS 1-35 Wings
(Forums / General Discussions)
...a marsh and flipped it over forward on the T-tail snapping the rear spar in the vertical stabilizer. The wings however are in almost perfect condition, If someone can use them to resurrect another 1-3...
Wednesday, 06 August 2008
...the ground as the ASH 26 E, I used to do high speed taxis, fast enough so I had aileron Control and taxi wings level! One day I was following an executive jet on the long taxiway, who was taxiing mu...
Sunday, 03 August 2008
What glider if not a Speed Astir?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...get one. Ignore all of the above, if you cant then see above! BTW. There is a good deal on a Pegase on wings and wheels which may be of interest to you. (commission payable to Owain Walters!)...
Saturday, 02 August 2008
Discus CS wings
(Forums / General Discussions)
Now that the dust has settled how many Discus wings were found to have a problem. I know of a couple of Duos but haven't actually heard of any Discuses - apart from the original one in France
Friday, 01 August 2008
Salvaged Glider Parts
(Forums / General Discussions)
I have a barn full of stuff that was left over after I closed JJ Glider Repair. What do you need? Wings & Wheels has a lot of parts listed also. JJ Sinclair
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Speed Astir II B
(Forums / General Discussions)
...Speed (dis)Aster. I'll tell you what I remember from my two flights. Thing is built like a tank. Heavy wings. Maybe heavier than LS-3 wings. Typical Grob pain-in-the-ass assembly problems. Maybe not...
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Movie, "Winged Migration" on STARZ this Sat
(Forums / General Discussions)
...eese fly off the wing tips of an ultra-light. The first goose off the left wing tip is not flapping it's wings and seems to be flying with a smaller a.o.a. while keeping up with the ultra-light. (No, ...
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
LX-5000 and iPAQ
(Forums / General Discussions)
... never use. You can see the flyWithCE website at www.flywithce.com or check out the flyWithCE pages at Wings and Wheels. Thanks, Kevin Christner Wings and Wheels/Sailplane Navigation Solutions...
Saturday, 26 July 2008
Long Tow Rope Pros & Cons
(Forums / General Discussions)
...ed advantages: less debris hitting the canopy of the glider less debris chipping the leading edge of the wings less debris chipping the tail you have to be out of position more before you endanger the...
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
Jantars are back :)
(Forums / General Discussions)
Isn't Vne for this glider 255 kph? H. Miranda World Record technique: 1. Fill wings with water 2. Find wicked updraft 3. Point nose down a lot 4. Hope wings don't come off :-] 5. Smile for the
Sunday, 20 July 2008
Twin Astir For Sale / Astir CS 77 for Sale
(Forums / General Discussions)
...ry Cambridge Elec vario Avionic Dittel ATR 720 - 760 Channel Radio Boom Mic w/ PTT Water balast tanks in Wings Flutter AD does not apply to this CS 77 Model Trailer Gel coat is in good shape Always ...
Saturday, 19 July 2008
Some SZD-55-1 Questions
(Forums / General Discussions)
...nyone have the problem of heavy airlerons? Oringinally I thought the problem was with the sliders in the wings. I have recently discovered interference bewteen the fuselage and the airleron torque tub...
Monday, 14 July 2008
Briegleb 12B - Opinions?
(Forums / General Discussions)
...at with your dad, a much better bet! The other alternative is ( shock/ horror ) one of the Marske flying wings, manufacturer still liquid and available for advice, parts and support. Best bet is to ...
Friday, 11 July 2008
Do winglets produce thrust?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
Winglets reduce induced drag by effectively making the wingspan longer. I've never seen anyone argue convincingly that a half a meter of vertical wingspan does anything that couldn't be done equally
Friday, 04 July 2008
Out pin schedmatic for Terra TX760D
(Forums / General Discussions)
It is on the Wings and Wheels site (or at least was, and I have a copy if it comes to that) - thanks, again, Tim.
Thursday, 03 July 2008
One Design viability?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...g length available. In the past, most of these were 18meters or thereabouts. Twenty and twenty-two meter wings began showing up often enough that a special 18 meter class was needed to separate these ...
Thursday, 03 July 2008
Slipping in Turns
(Forums / General Discussions)
..., 'which is better, a slight slip or a slight skid?' Since we try to hold the yaw string at 0 degrees in wings level flight, holding it at 5 to 10 degrees shouldn't be any more difficult. As others ha...
Sunday, 29 June 2008
REFINISHING
(Forums / General Discussions)
...ith Gaines in Georgia, I believe that is wildly optimistic. Gaines charges $60 per hour, and he says the wings alone take 300+ hours if they are done correctly; 500+ hours to do the entire glider! Tha...
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Nother PW-5/World Class question
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
... the IGC would consider something like the Centrair Pegasus 101D for the new WC. Maybe a slightly shrunk wingspan version? It sure would be nice to have a retractable main wheel......
Thursday, 19 June 2008
Why does PW-5 get no respect?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...a couple of years ago. This one has all automatic hookups, it is incredibly easy to rig, with very light wings, and simple to push around, single handed, on the ground. It seems to be competitive in S...
Saturday, 14 June 2008
Gliders for the larger pilot
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
... exceeded. 242 is not the limit. If you are large and you want to fly without a nagging fear of snapping wings look into the Genesis 2, Marske Pioneer 3 (if they ever finish it) or Bob K's HP-24. The ...
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
LS4 Image
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
There is nice photo of one on the Wings and Wheels Used Gliders for Sale page.
Monday, 09 June 2008
Flaps and V-Tails of Death
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...275 foot long rope. Started out in -2 flap position, went to + 5 at 40 knots. Had no trouble keeping the wings level. The bird lifted off level and was easy to fly on tow. Released and tried slow flig...
Saturday, 07 June 2008
...d only put about 5 coins in it. I couldn't believe it. I bought it on the spot for $20. It has a 12 inch wingspan and 7 inch fuselage. For being die-cast and $20, it looks great! After reading the t...
Wednesday, 04 June 2008
Libelle balsa to foam switch
(Forums / Pictures)
Anyone got any ideas around when the switch was made from balscore to foam sandwich on the Libelle wings?
Monday, 02 June 2008
Premium 3M (483) Poly Tape
(Forums / Pictures)
...s. The problem is that it's two inch wide not the usual 1 inch. It's the same stuff indicated below that Wings and Wheels sells. If anyone knows of a place or that can do this themselves and split t...
Sunday, 01 June 2008
Coordinated turning stall and spins
(Forums / General Discussions)
...mediately after the stall break). Once off tow I completed two clearing turns, then stalled the glider wings level twice to establish attitude. I then entered a coordinated shallow left turn and gen...
Thursday, 29 May 2008
3D topo ridge maps
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
...ilot Charts (TPC) are readilly available to the civilian population. The pilot shop at my local airport (Wings at KASH) carries a dozen of so different TPCs. No doubt they're also available online. ...
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
Vans RV-G glider
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
...d to make such a wing? Vans seems to do an excellent job selling very high quality kits with very nice wings (metal). I wonder if they'd consider selling a Quickbuild glider kit?...
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Snow in November ? AU
(Forums / General Discussions)
...est of Sydney its summer time for the northern people. The glider need a good tub to clean sparrow poo wings LOL...
Saturday, 10 May 2008
Refinishing gelcoat
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...(not that we use that in the US).. information from the major manufactures would be needed on effects of wings covered with such.. many only allow a certain percentage of color other than white becaus...
Thursday, 08 May 2008
best buy on tost rings, USA?
(Forums / General Discussions)
not many places carry them.. and they seem to be all about the same price.. www.wingsandwheels.com is were we get ours, we loose them from rope breaks on the fence, before the rings fail. TZ
Thursday, 01 May 2008
helicopter towing
(Forums / Pictures)
from http://www.silentwingsairshows.com/hires.html ABOUT THE 'OT-TOW' Roger Buis in Otto the Airshow Helicopter, and Bob Carlton of Silent Wings Airshows in his Salto sailplane, have made aviation h
Saturday, 19 April 2008
Bangs for Buck
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
My first Glider was a homebuilt HP16 with HP18 wings, $8500. Best bang for buck ($/LD). $217 Second Glider Ventus b Not as good bang for buck but I like it better. $904. Richard www.craggyaero.com
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
SparrowHawk Sailplane
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...etc. It can be towed by any tug. Why would anyone purchase a PW5 or equivalent when this little (36 foot wingspan) flying sports car is available and is reasonably priced? I predict it is going to be ...
Monday, 07 April 2008
Open Cirrus - hints for new owner?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...rus as my first ship. You will definetly need two wing stands. The hard part with assembly is to get the wings aligned properly so that all the pins line up. The two wing stands allow you to raise or ...
Saturday, 05 April 2008
Sparless wing
(Forums / General Discussions)
Talk of sparless wings go way back. The Sisu 1A used a semi-monocoque metal wing with attachments made of piano hinge material. The wings were attached to each other with about 40cm of 2mm wire thread
Friday, 21 March 2008
Bring on the Ads to RAS!
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
Your sentenced with waxing your wings and then flying on a rainy day. Bubba the Judge has pasted sentence. Pundit your in contemp.
Thursday, 20 March 2008
Opinions on PW5
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...e 1-26, for all the fun I had in them, is getting a little long in the tooth. Things like the wide chord wings that disallow practical sized closed trailers were very annoying to me. The PW-5 is the...
Monday, 17 March 2008
Glider clubs on public airports (USA)
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...o be treated equally in that you have to pay for tiedown spots like power pilots, only more so as glider wingspans take up more space. We operate out of a public airport, and have done so for over 3...
Sunday, 16 March 2008
Tripod Wing Stand
(Forums / General Discussions)
I have used Cobra wingstands, Knauff wingstands, and Murray wingstands. The Murray stands are superior, in a class of their own. They aren't adjustable in height, but that isn't a problem because you
Thursday, 13 March 2008
50mm Ball?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
Wings & Wheels At 19:54 01 March 2003, Dave Armstrong wrote:
Wednesday, 12 March 2008
Home Built Plane Help
(Forums / General Discussions)
...vel off just above the water :-) Quite a few miss this last important point. :-) Keep it light with long wings. Don't let your 'pushers' on the ramp get carried away. Lots of craft are wrecked before ...
Monday, 10 March 2008
Data Logger Calibration???
(Forums / General Discussions)
Hi, As someone (Tim Mara of Wings & Wheels I think) pointed out so nicely for another person recently, there is a list of calibration labs on the SSA web site at: http://www.ssa.org/Calibration.asp
Sunday, 09 March 2008
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