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February 18th 11, 11:09 PM
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the oldest sailplane manufacturer
Which one is the oldest?
Not that it matters very much but I find conflicting info on manufacturers web pages ... Any one ever cared to sott it out? S 
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February 19th 11, 12:10 AM
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the oldest sailplane manufacturer
On Feb 18, 3:09*pm, Slawek Piela wrote:
Which one is the oldest? Not that it matters very much but I find conflicting info on manufacturers web pages ... Any one ever cared to sott it out? S perhaps Schleicher, Founded by Alexander Schleicher in 1927 WO
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February 19th 11, 01:08 AM
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the oldest sailplane manufacturer
On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:10:10 -0800, Dan wrote:
On Feb 18, 3:09Â*pm, Slawek Piela wrote: Which one is the oldest? Not that it matters very much but I find conflicting info on manufacturers web pages ... Any one ever cared to sott it out? S perhaps Schleicher, Founded by Alexander Schleicher in 1927 I've seen 1926 quoted, and continuously existing ever since. Has produced sailplanes continuously since then apart from the years between 1945 and 1951, when the Occupying Powers forbade aircraft production. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand...er_GmbH_%26_Co -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |
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