First flight: Schempp-Hirth Quintus-M

[Andreas Maurer]

Yesterday some guys in a small town in Southern Germany made
themselves a christmas present: The first flight of the new Quintus-M.

http://www.schempp-hirth.com/index.php?id=130&L=1

More pictures here:
http://www.schempp-hirth.com/index.php?id=220


Merry Christmas from Germany
Andreas

[johngalloway[_3_]]

On Dec 24, 11:25*am, Andreas Maurer > wrote:
> Yesterday some guys in a small town in Southern Germany made
> themselves a christmas present: The first flight of the new Quintus-M.
>
> http://www.schempp-hirth.com/index.php?id=130&L=1
>
> More pictures here:http://www.schempp-hirth.com/index.php?id=220
>
> Merry Christmas from Germany
> Andreas

I'm trying to convince my wife that we don't really need a house.

[Brad[_2_]]

On Dec 24, 5:40*am, johngalloway > wrote:
> On Dec 24, 11:25*am, Andreas Maurer > wrote:
>
> > Yesterday some guys in a small town in Southern Germany made
> > themselves a christmas present: The first flight of the new Quintus-M.
>
> >http://www.schempp-hirth.com/index.php?id=130&L=1
>
> > More pictures here:http://www.schempp-hirth.com/index.php?id=220
>
> > Merry Christmas from Germany
> > Andreas
>
> I'm trying to convince my wife that we don't really need a house.

1%-er's..................

[Dave Nadler]

On Saturday, December 24, 2011 8:40:33 AM UTC-5, johngalloway wrote:
> I'm trying to convince my wife that we don't really need a house.

Many years (decades) ago Raouf Ismail called me to tell
of an amazing new glider on the SH drawing boards.
"You need a good glider now and this will be the best".
Had a funny name "Ventus".
"Raouf, I've managed to save some money and was thinking
about buying a house".
"Dave, you can't fly a house".
So, I bought the Ventus.

Which led to, a few years later, an infamous
advert in Soaring:
"Three gliders, no house, angry fiancee,
must sell one of..."
And I got ZERO calls excepting from said fiancee's
father, who said I'd almost caused him to fall off
the toilet...

Its all about priorities guys ;-)

See ya, Dave "YO electric"

[Bruce Barnard[_2_]]

A close friend with three SH gliders and no house departed for Germany
this week to see it.
Congratulations to the SH team!