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Old August 20th 08, 03:30 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Hi, all

Would someone please do me a favor and check out the 3 sailplanes on
this webpage, and identify them for me?

Any help is much appreciated.

http://volcanoseven.com/Aviation/Gliders.html
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Old August 20th 08, 04:04 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Aug 19, 7:30 pm, Every time wrote:
Hi, all

Would someone please do me a favor and check out the 3 sailplanes on
this webpage, and identify them for me?

Any help is much appreciated.

http://volcanoseven.com/Aviation/Gliders.html


The top ship looks like an SZD-59, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZL_Bielsko_SZD-59
and the bottom gliders are certainly Swift S-1's. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-1_Swift
The middle glider is a little bit more tricky. While it at first
looks like a Ka-6, the tail is way too tall and high aspect. It looks
an Austrailian Sneider E-60 Boomerang to me, which has it's roots in
the KA-6. http://www.casa.gov.au/casadata/regi...ldpics/GQZ.htm

-Paul
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Old August 20th 08, 04:39 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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I think the top two are both Ka-6s. The first might be a Br, Cr or maybe
an E. Notice the cutout in the elevator at the root. Almost looks more
like the cutout on the all flying tail of an E. The SZD-59 does not have
this big a cutout. Other proportions are very much Ka-6.

The second is defintely a distorted image of a Ka-6, and not a Boomerang.
The Boomerang has a swept, all flying tail. It is probably a Br or a Cr.

The third photo, I agree with Paul. It looks like a couple of Swifts.

Steve Leonard
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Old August 20th 08, 05:03 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Every time
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Thanks very much, guys!!! Much appreciated!

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Old August 20th 08, 09:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Aug 19, 8:39*pm, Steve Leonard wrote:
I think the top two are both Ka-6s. *The first might be a Br, Cr or maybe
an E. *Notice the cutout in the elevator at the root. *Almost looks more
like the cutout on the all flying tail of an E. *The SZD-59 does not have
this big a cutout. *Other proportions are very much Ka-6.

The second is defintely a distorted image of a Ka-6, and not a Boomerang.
The Boomerang has a swept, all flying tail. *It is probably a Br or a Cr.

 




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