I tried asking this questionon on a different thread; it may have been too off topic, but I didn't get much of a response: I'm putting mylar control surface seals on the wings of a Mini Nimbus this winter. At the moment I'm planning on fixing them to the finished wing surface. The alternative is...

Anyone know if someone stocks Combi Tape here in the US? The "usual suspects" don't seem to. Want to finish up a project this coming weekend, so oversees isn't an option. Thanks in advance, Erik Mann

Can anyone help me identify the sailplane in this photo: http://www.abtriplec.com/images/misc/van_nuys_mystery_plane.jpg I found it using Google Earth and am stumped... I can't find any info on it on the 'Net and am hoping you guys can point me in the right direction... It has an approximate...

Anyone have any idea what this is? http://www.eaa.org/experimenter/articles/2010-10_mystery.asp Roger

Several of our members have recently been surveying possible landing strips for our contest database and Steve Koerner came across an old crashed glider in the Arizona desert..... http://www.flickr.com/photos/36766677@N08/sets/72157622824263137/ Registration was N71JR. V-tail, large flaps, no...

Recently Zero Sinco went searching the streets of LA for a virgin to sacrifice in his vernal equinox ceremony. after 2 weeks, John abandoned his search, saying, "there is no virgins left in LA". The mystery of the missing virgins has been solved. Today, an unwilling youth with a device secured to...

All the flight crews involved in the mid-air at Minden seem to have reacted well to the emergency. There is no evidence to suggest that either aircraft was contravening any regulations or being flown in any irresponsible way. We all know that gliders can be hard to see, and we all know that...

Today the N.Y. Times has a great article on the Valley Soaring Association outside NYC: http://tinyurl.com/2bakmx If you get a sudden up-tick in calls this might be the reason. Best, Richard

I'm trying to piece together the ownership history of N16UF. It's a Speed Astir II, SN 4005. It appears that the first owner (5/79) was based in Michigan, but I can't make out the name in the log book. There are two sets of initials in the book for that period, I can't even guess at the...

Nimbus 3DM Professionally restored in Slovakia. Perfect condition. Located in Pennsylvania, USA Contact: Thomas Knauff

I recently was high bidder at a bankruptcy auction in Ohio for the subject sailplane and trailer. I took a chance on it as I live 1000 miles away and only became aware of the sale some 20 hours before closing. All I could get out of the auctioneer was it did not appear to be broken! Got my bid in...

Who knows the story on this Jantar 2 being auctioned? http://www.semplesells.com/

Open Letter to the US Competition Pilot Community and SSA membership October 21, 2004 Dear Friends; As many of you may know, the SSA is represented to the FAI/IGC only through our "national aero club", the NAA (National Aeronautic Association) in Washington, which represents all US air...

Does anyone know how I could get a set of templates for my Standard Austria S? The airfoil is NACA 65(2)-415. Thanks, Jeff

So what happened! Other might like to know... BG

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Anybody know what kind of glider is in this pic? http://picasaweb.google.com/104195682308066635043/Szeged2010WGCVisitor#5501525495077532370 #46 of this set: http://picasaweb.google.com/104195682308066635043/Szeged2010WGCVisitor# The only ships I know of with dihedral on the T-tail is the...

Who are the top three (or more) designers of gliders/sailplanes that are actively designing today? Jer Jerome Conners, PE Comstock Aeronautics and Engineering PO Box 509 Virginia City, NV 89440 775-834-8363 (work) 775-834-8364 (FAX)

I just returned from my annual glider flying visit to Bitterwasser in the African country of Namibia - it is my 14th consecutive season of glider flying at Bitterwasser - this past season I flew 6 flights over 1000 km - the longest was 1206 km - my total flights over 1000 km during the past 14...

Certainly one hell of a soaring day in Namibia; 43 flights over 1000K posted on OLC. Nice flight Nico (Nicolas Bennet).