MOST UGLY GLIDER ?

I see in another thread that some are looking for the prettiest gliders, set
me
thinking, what's the ugliest (and picture links if possible please!

Cheers,
Malcolm

At 18:48 19 February 2006, Malcolm Austin wrote:
I see in another thread that some are looking for the
prettiest gliders, set
me
thinking, what's the ugliest (and picture links if
possible please!

Cheers,
Malcolm


Malcolm,

I reckon you are just wanting to start an argument
amongst owners of gliders described as ugly...

JR

Malcolm Austin wrote:
I see in another thread that some are looking for the prettiest gliders, set
me
thinking, what's the ugliest (and picture links if possible please!

Cheers,
Malcolm

To make it more interesting, how about asking "the ugliest glider
besides the PW-5"?

Aw, the SZD 25 is kinda cute! It looks like a lovingly
built model airplane. I'd give it points for have
the stabilizer ahead of the rudder, and I'd subtract
points from the PW-5 for having it aft. That fact
ad the strange rudder shape are its main detractions,
wheel fairing is third. It flys well, though.

At 19:48 19 February 2006, Asbjorn Hojmark wrote:
On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:41:19 GMT, 'Malcolm Austin'
wrote:

I see in another thread that some are looking for
the prettiest gliders,
set me thinking, what's the ugliest (and picture links
if possible please!

That'll have to be a tie between the SZD-25 Lis and
the PW-5 Smyk.

http://www.piotrp.de/SZYBOWCE/dszd25.htm



http://www.piotrp.de/SZYBOWCE/dpw5.htm




-A
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wrote:
To make it more interesting, how about asking "the ugliest glider
besides the PW-5"?

"Liam", isn't the PW-5 what you fly there in San Diego?

Willie

On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:44:36 UTC, Asbjorn Hojmark
wrote:

: That'll have to be a tie between the SZD-25 Lis

I'd never seen one of them before. It's lovely - I want one!

Ian

PS Ugliest? Dead heat between Kronfeld's "Austria", Slingsby/YS-53 and
Bijave.

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"Asbjorn Hojmark" wrote in message
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On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:41:19 GMT, "Malcolm Austin"
wrote:

I see in another thread that some are looking for the prettiest gliders,
set me thinking, what's the ugliest (and picture links if possible
please!

That'll have to be a tie between the SZD-25 Lis and the PW-5 Smyk.

http://www.piotrp.de/SZYBOWCE/dszd25.htm
http://www.piotrp.de/SZYBOWCE/dpw5.htm

-A
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http://www.hojmark.org/

I dunno, the SZD25 looks kind of like the illegitimate offspring of a Bowlus
Baby Albatross and a Mooney...

Tim Ward

If motorgliders can be included, that one that was for sale a few years ago
that someone mounted an engine on one wing was not only ugly and weird, it
was a spin waiting to happen.

Wonder if the builder compensated for the engine being on one side by making
one wing shorter than the other?

Colin

On 2/19/06 4:51 PM, in article
et, "COLIN LAMB"
wrote:

If motorgliders can be included, that one that was for sale a few years ago
that someone mounted an engine on one wing was not only ugly and weird, it
was a spin waiting to happen.

Wonder if the builder compensated for the engine being on one side by making
one wing shorter than the other?

Colin


OK, I'll be the first to say it.

SGS 2-33, no doubt about it. Adequate as a primary trainer, but ugly as
(insert favorite humorous metaphor here).

Well you saw through me on that one ! :-)

Malcolm..

"Jono Richards" wrote in
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At 18:48 19 February 2006, Malcolm Austin wrote:
I see in another thread that some are looking for the
prettiest gliders, set
me
thinking, what's the ugliest (and picture links if
possible please!

Cheers,
Malcolm


Malcolm,

I reckon you are just wanting to start an argument
amongst owners of gliders described as ugly...

JR