Steve,
The Ka-6E was the latest and best model of this fine line of gliders.
It had a flying tail and I fondly recall that it helped me doing my 5
hours for the Silver C. Way too much performance for the 50 km flight
so I did that in our clubs Ka-8 back in Germany on the Ith mountain
going South...
Herb, J7
My Kowbell crew gave me one for Christmas. The glider is a version of
the Ka-6. Not really correct, as it is an all flying tail (no molded
in hinge line, like there is for the ailerons and actually even a
outline for the spoilers) that is mounted part way up the vertical
like a Libelle, but has a trim tab. And in true glider fashion, it
comes with foam blocks between the wings and the fuselage!
And the wheel on the glider even rolls. Tres Cool!
Near as I can tell, it is not a real combo. But, I did tell a local
Ka-6 driver that he needs to buy a new crew vehicle and repaint one of
his Ka-6s to match the model. His wife objected to the truck idea,
though.
Steve Leonard
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