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Most Beautiful Glider Competition...
Don't forget the 301 Libelle. There's just something about the picture
I love... http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/Pl...fm?planeID=199 |
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Most Beautiful Glider Competition...
Yeah, we are bored. And with snow headed for the U.S. East Coast, we're
not likely to have any soaring to think about for a while yet. It's difficult not to pick Gerhard Waibel as the most consistent and prolific designer of beautiful gliders (ASW 12, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 27 & 28; yeah, I know I left off the 15 but that one just didn't do it for me). For sheer drama, the Discus 2, Nimbus 4, and ASH-25 are pretty spectacular. I flew a Libelle 201 for many years but sorry, guys, it was cute. Lovable perhaps, but not beautiful. But to paraphrase an earlier poster, you never forget the gliders that first captivated you. In my case: (a) Len Niemi's Sisu, a V-tailed marvel from the '60s (Vintage, Sports, or Open Class depending on how you look at it); and (b) Diamant HBV, the 15M version with the Glasflugel 301 wings that had far more attractive proportions than the later long-winged versions (Vintage, Sports, or 15M Class). Chip Bearden ASW 24 "JB" |
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Most Beautiful Glider Competition...
I have always thought that my second glider was the most beautiful. It
was a Phoebus C. Whenever I see one, I still think it has beautiful lines MG Jono Richards wrote: Well, whilst we are at it on the 'First glider - no gel coat' lets have a little competition... What is the most beautiful glider in the following classes? 1. Club 2. Standard 3. 15/18m 4. Open To get things going, my personal opinions would be: 1. Club - Libelle 2. Standard - ASW 28 3. 15/18m - Ventus 2a 4. Open - ASH25 Bar the Libelle, these are all fairly modern, so lets see some of the older ships! JR |
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Most Beautiful Glider Competition...
Jono Richards napisał(a):
1. Club Junior 2. Standard SZD-55 3. 15/18m Diana-2 4. Open ASW22 5. Vintage SZD 24C Foka4 6. World class ;-) PW-5 regards -- --=JJay=-- www.aeroklub.deblin.pl, moje zdjęcia na airfoto.pl - http://tiny.pl/xlkk "Nie dyskutuj z debilem bo najpierw ściągnie cię do swojego poziomu a potem pokona doświadczeniem" Get smart - http://www.GetFireFox.com |
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Most Beautiful Glider Competition...
ASW-15 Looks the best!
At 16:42 12 February 2006, --=jjay=-- wrote: Jono Richards napisał(a): 1. Club Junior 2. Standard SZD-55 3. 15/18m Diana-2 4. Open ASW22 5. Vintage SZD 24C Foka4 6. World class ;-) PW-5 regards -- --=JJay=-- www.aeroklub.deblin.pl, moje zdjęcia na airfoto.pl - http://tiny.pl/xlkk 'Nie dyskutuj z debilem bo najpierw ściągnie cię do swojego poziomu a potem pokona doświadczeniem' Get smart - http://www.GetFireFox.com |
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Most Beautiful Glider Competition...
ASW-15 Looks the best!
At 16:42 12 February 2006, --=jjay=-- wrote: Jono Richards napisał(a): 1. Club Junior 2. Standard SZD-55 3. 15/18m Diana-2 4. Open ASW22 5. Vintage SZD 24C Foka4 6. World class ;-) PW-5 regards -- --=JJay=-- www.aeroklub.deblin.pl, moje zdjęcia na airfoto.pl - http://tiny.pl/xlkk 'Nie dyskutuj z debilem bo najpierw ściągnie cię do swojego poziomu a potem pokona doświadczeniem' Get smart - http://www.GetFireFox.com |
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Most Beautiful Glider Competition...
What is a really good stick? Pedals?
At 23:30 11 February 2006, Doug Hoffman wrote: One new thing for me this winter is Condor, the competition soaring simulator. With it I am much less bored, thinking quite a bit about soaring, and perhaps even improving my soaring skills. YMMV. For about $50 and the cost of a good joystick (get a good one, not a cheap one) it's a great 'soaring' value. Regards, -Doug |
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Most Beautiful Glider Competition...
Nyal Williams wrote: What is a really good stick? Pedals? Hi Nyal, After wasting money on a new Logitech joystick, which is junk, I did some research. Turns out the stick of choice is the Microsoft Force-Feedback 2 (must be a 2!). No longer made, but you should be able to find a good used one on eBay. That's what I did. For pedals I got the CH-Pro USB. They work just fine. Except I did not like the strong spring self-centering. So I removed the springs (don't try this unless you are handy with small parts that are a challenge to re-assemble). Still not perfect pedal feel, force feedback pedals would be best (have no idea if they exist), but much better than those springs. Regards, -Doug |
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Most Beautiful Glider Competition...
The eye of this beholder votes for the ASW-27 and single canopy ASH-25
in their classes. I dream about both. ASW-27: http://www.williamssoaring.com/images/photo23.jpg ASH-25: http://www.williamssoaring.com/images/photo13.jpg http://www.williamssoaring.com/images/photo21.jpg M |
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