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Around the world glider project
From the Czech news service.
Headline: Brno pilots plan to fly around the world in glider BRNO (PDM staff with CTK) 12 July - A team of experts from the Brno-based Sport Aviation Association is preparing for the first ever flight around the world in a glider, association head Vladislav Zejda told CTK yesterday. The model of the glider could be ready next year, after which the flight could take place, he said. Zejda's daughter Hana Zejdova, the holder of the most world aviation records in the Czech Republic, is to be one of the glider pilots. The project is financially very demanding and will cost the equivalent of more than CZK five billion, Zejda said. However, if the mission is a success, it will become a milestone in the history of aviation, he added. "There have been around-the-world flights on a plane with both a plunger- and jet-type engine, but the only unpowered flight was in a balloon. It has never been done on a glider," he said. The plane under construction is to be the top achievement of modern aviation technology, with regards to its construction and aerodynamics and aviation electronics and navigation systems. "We are cooperating with domestic and foreign experts on the project, for instance, with NASA and renowned aircraft producers," Zejda said. The route of the flight has not yet been determined, but a route across the Himalayas seems to be the most advantageous, he said. The time of the flight is estimated at five or six days. The project is being implemented under the auspices of South Moravian regional governor Stanislav Juranek, and the region has contributed CZK 200,000 to its financing. Zejdova is the first Czech pilot to receive the Lilienthal medal, which has been awarded annually since 1939 for extraordinary sport achievements. Zajdova, 43, is also the winner of other prizes and the holder of more than 50 gliding world records. (USD 1 = CZK 25.402) CTK news edited by the staff of the Prague Daily Monitor, a Monitor CE service. |
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How high of a tow is he planning to take?
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Beware the 1% rule....
wrote in message oups.com... How high of a tow is he planning to take? |
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Let's see... 1% of 25,000 miles.....?
"For Example John Smith" wrote in message : Beware the 1% rule.... wrote in message oups.com... How high of a tow is he planning to take? |
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01-- Zero One wrote:
Let's see... 1% of 25,000 miles.....? That project has already been done. It's called space shuttle and they self launched to far less than 1% ... Stefan |
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Let's see... 1% of 25,000 miles.....? That project has already been done. It's called space shuttle and they self launched to far less than 1% ... Well sure, at orbital speed. I wonder that the L/D is at 250 miles AGL at 60 kts? :-). Tony V |
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At 20:48 12 July 2005, 01-- Zero One wrote:
Let's see... 1% of 25,000 miles.....? There are also some well-known sink holes along the route: Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Sea of Japan With a big enough tailwind however... |
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Would they have to recalculate for IAS/TAS at 250 miles? That would be a
negative ASI I could imagine. CK Well sure, at orbital speed. I wonder that the L/D is at 250 miles AGL at 60 kts? :-). |
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Think I lost my first reply to the oort cloud, alas. The short version
follows: Press Release: We are going to fly around world. We need $200M to do this. We have $8K in seed money from the county seat. We have made contact with certain well-known aviation organizations to establish our credibility. Please send a check to feed our favorite vices: hyperbole and hubris. BTW, we're pretty good glider pilots, so there's at least a slight chance we might pull this off, but only if we get lots of money in hand. If the scheme is grand enough, I guess it's news, not fraud. Nice job if you can get it. At the very least, I'd be interested to see the team's plan. |
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wrote in message oups.com... Nice job if you can get it. At the very least, I'd be interested to see the team's plan. That'll be $50k, please |
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