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What's the story on it? where is this?
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On 07 Jul 2004 14:44:36 GMT, unicate (Shirley)
wrote: What's the story on it? where is this? Go and look at the Hellenic Soaring Archive, http://www.paragliding.gr/gliding/ and check out "Building Gliders in Greece" in the "Photo Album" section. -- martin@ : Martin Gregorie gregorie : Harlow, UK demon : co : Zappa fan & glider pilot uk : |
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Martin Gregorie martin wrote:
Go and look at the Hellenic Soaring Archive, http://www.paragliding.gr/gliding/ Wow, what an interesting site. Thanks for posting it! BTW, loved the little blip about flying that sea glider, saying that it was launched using a power boat and that the biggest problem was getting the wet tow-rope up out of the water! Great story. |
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A very exciting story indeed.
This is likely not the very first attempt at it, but seems to be the first well documented case. I have heard of a tale of a British expedition to Jugoslavia in the 1950s where they were shown a locally crafted sea-glider. maybe someone with contacts there would be able to research the story. Greece has many fjord-type coastal regions and ridge-lines, complex sea-breeze effects, wave systems over the sea, a long and hot summer and having known one of the constructors I can well understand the drive for the project. I often fantasize about the possibility of repeating the feat, utilizing modern materials or as a modification with inflatable or semi-rigid keels and buoys. There is one serious concern though. When the sea-side ridges are working well enough to make a long flight exciting, the sea is likely to be somewhat rough..... It would be fantastic as a pleasure-ride ship though. There has been an article in the British S&G about this in the 1980s. http://www.cromemco.gr/gliding/English/index.htm is a kind of portal into greek soaring |
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One of the very first 'Sea gliders' must have been the modified B.A.C.7
in which Lowe-Wylde flew. He was towed behind a motor boat on the Welsh Harp, a small lake in North London, England. The date was in 1931. A video of this remarkable event is available from Ted Hull of the Vintage Glider Club here in the UK. Wally Kahn In article , Vassilios Mazis writes A very exciting story indeed. This is likely not the very first attempt at it, but seems to be the first well documented case. I have heard of a tale of a British expedition to Jugoslavia in the 1950s where they were shown a locally crafted sea-glider. maybe someone with contacts there would be able to research the story. Greece has many fjord-type coastal regions and ridge-lines, complex sea-breeze effects, wave systems over the sea, a long and hot summer and having known one of the constructors I can well understand the drive for the project. I often fantasize about the possibility of repeating the feat, utilizing modern materials or as a modification with inflatable or semi-rigid keels and buoys. There is one serious concern though. When the sea-side ridges are working well enough to make a long flight exciting, the sea is likely to be somewhat rough..... It would be fantastic as a pleasure-ride ship though. There has been an article in the British S&G about this in the 1980s. http://www.cromemco.gr/gliding/English/index.htm is a kind of portal into greek soaring -- Walter Kahn |
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