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Old February 8th 09, 03:03 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bob Kuykendall
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Default Short Wings Gliders (25)

On Feb 7, 9:15*am, Derek Copeland wrote:

If you really want a new one design 'World Class' glider I
can't see that adding an extra 0.75 metres to each wing
to bring the span up to 15m is going to add all that much
extra cost, but will give a big improvement in
performance...


Says the man with a 25-foot garage and 30-foot driveway...