On Jul 17, 5:41?am, "Mal" wrote:
http://www.skysoaring.com/modules/ga...mor/twinblanik

Does anyone know the story that goes with the photo?

Mal


This twin fuselage Blanik was designed, built and flown by Sportine
Avicija, the well known Lithuanian glider manufactuer. The aircraft no
lomger exists tho S.A. still receives inqueries about it to this day.

S.A. was a Let authorised repair facility for Blaniks and so knew the
airframe very well.

The reason for its construction was to test airfoils in the "real
world" of flight. The right hand fuselage had data recording
equiptment in it.

I was told that it had a sink rate like a brick. It's life was not
long and the seperate airframes were soon returned to their normal
configuration. One was later written off but I believe one of the
gliders still is active in the Kaunas Glider Club's fleet.

Robert Mudd
Moriarty, New Mexico