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Old December 12th 09, 03:28 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Wayne Paul
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Default Mystery of crashed glider in Arizona

The ruddervator actuation system is a distinctive feature of a Schreder sailplane. If a picture of the control surface actuator coupling had been taken when the following picture was taken, I would be able to tell if it came from a sailplane designed by Dick Schreder.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2695/...a7a44d65_b.jpg




"Bob Kuykendall" wrote in message ...
On Dec 11, 7:48 pm, Bob Kuykendall wrote:

I just finished another eight hour day at ADF X, and then an hour
cleaning up what's going amok where I work most days. So I'll spend
a half-hour digging through the files, but no more.


Sorry, no Reids anywhere in the files for HP-11, -12A, 14, 15, 16, 17,
18, RS-15, or in any of the several "Misc." folders. I did discover
that Paul Bikle had fine penmanship, though.

That's not to say that the aft fuselage and tail aren't Schreder
parts, just that I found no record of it. Which is a pity, because I
do love a mystery like this!

Thanks, Bob K.