Longest Flight in a wooden glider?

[Paul T[_4_]]

Was Wally Scott's August 23rd 1967 flight of 888km from Odessa, Texas to
Casa Grande, Arizona in Ka-6E the longest flight in a wooden glider? or
has anyone flown a 1000km in a wooden glider ?

Google search didn't reveal the answer.

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David Stevenson has flown close to a 1000 km OLC in a Ka-6 on the Appalachians several years ago.

Define "wooden" :) The AS-W12 probably has more balsa in it than fiberglass, volume-wise.

A true "wooden" 1000 km zig-zag on the Sierra Nevada / White Mts. is certainly possible in wave or on a good thermal day.

[Peter von Tresckow]

> wrote in message
...
> David Stevenson has flown close to a 1000 km OLC in a Ka-6 on the
> Appalachians several years ago.
>
> Define "wooden" :) The AS-W12 probably has more balsa in it than
> fiberglass, volume-wise.
>
> A true "wooden" 1000 km zig-zag on the Sierra Nevada / White Mts. is
> certainly possible in wave or on a good thermal day.
>

Not Staight Distance, but 1000KM OLC flight in a 6E had been done.

http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=326850

Peter (Ka-6Cr owner)

[Paul T[_4_]]

At 20:13 24 September 2012, Peter von Tresckow wrote:
> wrote in message
...
>> David Stevenson has flown close to a 1000 km OLC in a Ka-6 on the
>> Appalachians several years ago.
>>
>> Define "wooden" :) The AS-W12 probably has more balsa in it than
>> fiberglass, volume-wise.
>>
>> A true "wooden" 1000 km zig-zag on the Sierra Nevada / White Mts. is
>> certainly possible in wave or on a good thermal day.
>>
>
>Not Staight Distance, but 1000KM OLC flight in a 6E had been done.
>
>http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=326850
>
>Peter (Ka-6Cr owner)
>
>
>
Impressive - but what about a 'proper' FAI 1000k flight?

[Tony[_5_]]

> Impressive - but what about a 'proper' FAI 1000k flight?

There are still a few frontiers left in the world, it seems.

[christine anderson]

On Sep 24, 10:55*pm, Tony > wrote:
> > Impressive - but what about *a 'proper' FAI 1000k flight?
>
> There are still a few frontiers left in the world, it seems.