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Glasair rescue possibility?
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, danlj wrote: On Feb 14, 9:51*am, et wrote: On Feb 12, 4:06*pm, danlj wrote: While visiting a friend yesterday, I saw a Glasair sitting on the ramp. My friend said that it is no longer being flown, and was given to a now-defunct aviation school by the builder. Apparently it has a blueprinted engine and was flown a good bit before this. I am simply curious whether there's a person in the homebuilt community who might be qualified and interested in resurrecting this orphan... *I have no idea what its condition is - it simply looks beautiful from a distance. I have no ownership interest; am just a bystander... it seems a shame to have a lovely craft like this simply gather dust. drdan AT wwt.net urban myth Actually, it's not an urban myth. I've had contact with the current owner and indirect contact with the builder; and with 2 interested homebuilders since I posted. I am not going to expose anyone's airplane, n-number, or identity, to a discussion list without their explicit permission. Sorry. Amongst mostly wonderful people there lurk (others). drdan. How about sharing with us the region of the country? state? city? -- Remove _'s from email address to talk to me. |
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Glasair rescue possibility?
On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:05:25 -0700, "Wayne Paul"
wrote: You are correct, it isn't an urban myth. There was an article titled "Why is white sacred?" that appeared in Soaring magazine back in 1975. I don't have access to the entire article; however, here is a synopsis. http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/Co...olor_Temp.html That is why I like Vinyl ester Resin that's used in the Glasair composite. It has a tolerance to higher temperatures than epoxy. |
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Glasair rescue possibility?
On Feb 16, 11:22*pm, Orval Fairbairn
wrote: In article , *danlj wrote: On Feb 14, 9:51*am, et wrote: On Feb 12, 4:06*pm, danlj wrote: While visiting a friend yesterday, I saw a Glasair sitting on the ramp. My friend said that it is no longer being flown, and was given to a now-defunct aviation school by the builder. Apparently it has a blueprinted engine and was flown a good bit before this. I am simply curious whether there's a person in the homebuilt community who might be qualified and interested in resurrecting this orphan... *I have no idea what its condition is - it simply looks beautiful from a distance. I have no ownership interest; am just a bystander... it seems a shame to have a lovely craft like this simply gather dust. drdan AT wwt.net urban myth Actually, it's not an urban myth. I've had contact with the current owner and indirect contact with the builder; and with 2 interested homebuilders since I posted. I am not going to expose anyone's airplane, n-number, or identity, to a discussion list without their explicit permission. Sorry. Amongst mostly wonderful people there lurk (others). drdan. How about sharing with us the region of the country? state? city? SE Minnesota |
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