914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
2/13/12 11:44 a.m.

Not the Chevy, this is a Rolladen-Schneider LS-1. Fiberglass sailplane made in Germany.

One of our club members is over there on sabatical and can help with shipping.

Dan

MG Bryan
MG Bryan Dork
2/13/12 11:52 a.m.

That looks like a lot of fun.

Gimp
Gimp GRM+ Memberand Dork
2/13/12 12:25 p.m.

Put a LS-1 in it.

Keith
Keith GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
2/13/12 1:36 p.m.
914Driver wrote:

This seems unsustainable, and possibly a poor time to be using hands to take a picture.

DrBoost
DrBoost SuperDork
2/13/12 2:23 p.m.
Keith wrote:
914Driver wrote:
This seems unsustainable, and possibly a poor time to be using hands to take a picture.

Yeah, which came first, the upside-down-ness or the desire to snap a picture?

Appleseed
Appleseed SuperDork
2/14/12 2:34 a.m.

novaderrik
novaderrik SuperDork
2/14/12 2:54 a.m.

shipping? pull it behind another plane that's going in the right direction.. has there been a trans Atlantic glider flight yet?

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
2/14/12 8:39 a.m.
novaderrik wrote: shipping? pull it behind another plane that's going in the right direction.. has there been a trans Atlantic glider flight yet?

With no in flight service?

Gearheadotaku
Gearheadotaku GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
2/14/12 10:15 a.m.

how fast can one of those be towed without damage?

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
2/14/12 10:32 a.m.

60 knots I think. I'm usually so focused on everything else, i don't look at the speedo.

All ships have a Do Not Exceed speed but it may be different under tow.

Dan

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
2/14/12 11:39 a.m.

Looks like 60 - 70 mph.

http://www.nokaviation.com/Blanik/airtow_cub.htm

Zomby woof
Zomby woof SuperDork
2/14/12 12:18 p.m.
914Driver wrote: Rolladen-Germany.

Is anybody beside me reading this and getting hungry?

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