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European 15m and Open championships: 1000 Km task!
The European championships for 15m and open class started today in Finland.
The tasks on the first day is 834 Km for 15 meter and 1012 Km for open. I guess that will get the attention of the participants ;-) Check http://www.egc2005.fi/index.html Lars Peder Danmark (-Go Henrik, Tom, Jan and Steen!) |
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15 meter winner... Janus Centka with Diana 2 !!
-Janne Lars Peder Hansen wrote: The European championships for 15m and open class started today in Finland. The tasks on the first day is 834 Km for 15 meter and 1012 Km for open. I guess that will get the attention of the participants ;-) Check http://www.egc2005.fi/index.html Lars Peder Danmark (-Go Henrik, Tom, Jan and Steen!) |
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Lars Peder Hansen wrote:
The European championships for 15m and open class started today in Finland. The tasks on the first day is 834 Km for 15 meter and 1012 Km for open. I guess that will get the attention of the participants ;-) Check http://www.egc2005.fi/index.html Lars Peder Danmark (-Go Henrik, Tom, Jan and Steen!) No wuss tasks there. Frank |
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"Lars Peder Hansen" kirjoitti ele.dk... The European championships for 15m and open class started today in Finland. The tasks on the first day is 834 Km for 15 meter and 1012 Km for open. I guess that will get the attention of the participants ;-) The results: In Open Class all but three pilots made it (1 K, that is!) and also all the three not completing the task flew over 900 K. The 15 meter class had clearly easier task, only one pilot outlanded. So, this must be Finland Just out of curiosity: What is the longest task given AND completed in any major competition? And now some sleep Best regards, hannu, the guy messing the results... |
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"hazzu" wrote in message news:lDiye.1928
The tasks on the first day is 834 Km for 15 meter and 1012 Km for open. I guess that will get the attention of the participants ;-) The results: In Open Class all but three pilots made it (1 K, that is!) and also all the three not completing the task flew over 900 K. From (poor) memory, I seem to recall stories of two previous 1K tasks during competitions (I believe one was in the US, and one possibly in Australia?). Details are hazy, but I think the number of finishers in each case was in the very low single digit range. Nothing like 17 finishers. Leaves you wondering - what are the tasksetters going to do now if the weather turns really good? :-) Bo |
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"Bo Brunsgaard" kirjoitti gle.com... "hazzu" wrote in message news:lDiye.1928 The tasks on the first day is 834 Km for 15 meter and 1012 Km for open. I guess that will get the attention of the participants ;-) The results: In Open Class all but three pilots made it (1 K, that is!) and also all the three not completing the task flew over 900 K. From (poor) memory, I seem to recall stories of two previous 1K tasks during competitions (I believe one was in the US, and one possibly in Australia?). Details are hazy, but I think the number of finishers in each case was in the very low single digit range. Nothing like 17 finishers. Leaves you wondering - what are the tasksetters going to do now if the weather turns really good? :-) They probably still smile because of yesterday But, I guess they don't gamble any more and keep the tasks in cozy 700-800 km level... Well, theoretically 1k in 15 meters, but it's quite slight a chance in my opininion, though... a) yesterday 15m started about 40-50 minutes later (because of the towing order) b) arrived another 40-50 minutes earlier c) made the same average speed so... 1,5 hours with 117 km/h... makes one wonder... To be straight, those 1,5 hours wouldn't have been the fastest ones :/ Today should be quite a fast- just a 500k- task to give the pilots a bit of rest. Then, tomorrow maybe... And all this is just my little thoughts and I don't affect the tasks in any level, nor do I have any "inside" sources. These are not even rumours. I just have a bit of lose time in my hands to muse about things hannu the guy messing the results in egc2005 |
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From (poor) memory, I seem to recall stories of two previous 1K tasks
during competitions (I believe one was in the US, and one possibly in Australia?). Details are hazy, but I think the number of finishers in each case was in the very low single digit range. Nothing like 17 finishers. 17-September-1990, New Castle Virginia. 1000k task, 16 finishers. http://www.brss.net/1000k.htm |
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I noticed in looking at the pictures from the contest that many of the
gliders shown had what I presume was bug wipers at the leading edge wing root. Are bug wipers back in vogue in Europe? Larry "Lars Peder Hansen" wrote in message : The European championships for 15m and open class started today in Finland. The tasks on the first day is 834 Km for 15 meter and 1012 Km for open. I guess that will get the attention of the participants ;-) Check http://www.egc2005.fi/index.html Lars Peder Danmark (-Go Henrik, Tom, Jan and Steen!) |
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Hi!
01-- Zero One wrote: I noticed in looking at the pictures from the contest that many of the gliders shown had what I presume was bug wipers at the leading edge wing root. Are bug wipers back in vogue in Europe? "back" in vogue? I don't know any contest flyer who doesn't use them. I'd say they are one of the best inventions in gliding history. They are still useful on modern airfoils, to say nothing of older ones, like on my LS1. Erik |
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Erik,
According to the rules, bug wipers are not allowed in competitions flown in the US. At least, that's the way I interpret the rules... Which model of LS1 do you fly? Where in Europe do you fly? Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA LS1-d, s/n 27 At 14:06 05 July 2005, Erik Braun wrote: Hi! 01-- Zero One wrote: I noticed in looking at the pictures from the contest that many of the gliders shown had what I presume was bug wipers at the leading edge wing root. Are bug wipers back in vogue in Europe? 'back' in vogue? I don't know any contest flyer who doesn't use them. I'd say they are one of the best inventions in gliding history. They are still useful on modern airfoils, to say nothing of older ones, like on my LS1. Erik |
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