New Austrian glider crosses English Channel

[COLIN LAMB]

New carbon fiber glider crosses English Channel. Very short wingspan.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3112095.stm

[BTIZ]

3yr old news

"COLIN LAMB" > wrote in message
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> New carbon fiber glider crosses English Channel. Very short wingspan.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3112095.stm
>

[Craig]

He needs to go have a beer with this guy.
http://www.bird-man.com/video/rocket_bird_inet.wmv

Craig Funston

[Nick Olson]

At 08:18 11 March 2006, wrote:
>>From the article ...
>

>I hope they weren't doing circuits down at the Dover
>club when this twit made his entrance.
>
>Ian
>

Didn't know the thermals were THAT good around Dover
or do they get wave? Alternatively do their circuits
really extend as far Calais -only place were I can
see any conflict as he was 30000ft over Dover.