Glasfuegal Libelle 301b that's been modified. The canopy is a slippery two piece unit, the stock one looks like a bubble. The wings have been Schuemannized, that is they are a tad longer and the root is shorter. Because the ship is light to begin with, these mods allow it to keep up with the 40:1 high end expensive guys. It out climbs a $40,000 German craft and cruises at 70 knots.
Because of the modifications I cannot compete in National competition.
Meh. I'm OK with that.
Dan
I hope you post some videos
That is nice.
Beautiful set of wings 914. That's got to be an exciting addition to your life.
Congrats! 
Nice. Where do you launch?
Sweet! I also hope to see some videos!
I flew a glider when I lived in Hawaii. with the trade winds blowing across the island, one could theoretically stay aloft indefinitely.
'rond here in central Illinois, we use the lakes that cool the power plants for lift.
Haven't flown in 15 years...
Nice score.
dude, you got ripped off. it doesn't have an engine.
That is a good looking glider and clean looking too.
Also its apparently 1/9 in the US? That's pretty neat.
Enjoy it the Germans and Swiss make the best gliders from my experience.
I think this is awesome. For some reason, I don't like to fly, but gliders appeal to me. Maybe it's because there's less to fail.
You've still got that gravity thing though...
Woody wrote: You've still got that gravity thing though...
And a parachute. 
icaneat50eggs wrote: dude, you got ripped off. it doesn't have an engine.
Then whats the bottle of NAWZ for?
Is it common for gliders to have O2, or is that emergency use only?
No, it's required flying over 12,000 feet. Getting light headed and/or passing out could be problematic.
Dan
I approve. That is a beautiful airplane.
Woody wrote: I think this is awesome. For some reason, I don't like to fly, but gliders appeal to me. Maybe it's because there's less to fail.
All planes can turn into gliders. Gliders don't turn into planes!
HappyAndy wrote:icaneat50eggs wrote: dude, you got ripped off. it doesn't have an engine.Then whats the bottle of NAWZ for?
Damn, beat me to it.
Nice looking craft.
I met a guy once that was on the team that made the U2. I think that would be the ideal plane. Turn the motor off to save gas, cruises up above the traffic. Plenty of luggage space. Ample range. He said they were kinda hard to fly, though.
Dr. Hess wrote: I met a guy once that was on the team that made the U2. I think that would be the ideal plane. Turn the motor off to save gas, cruises up above the traffic. Plenty of luggage space. Ample range. He said they were kinda hard to fly, though.
Airspeed control is critical at the altitudes where the U-2 operates. You can have as little as 10 knots difference between stall speed and exceding the mach limit. I can imagine that might be described as "kinda hard to fly"
Osterkraut wrote: All planes can turn into gliders. Gliders don't turn into planes!
Not entirely true:
blah propellers are dangerous!
914Driver wrote: No, it's required flying over 12,000 feet. Getting light headed and/or passing out could be problematic. Dan
If you live in Colorado, that's pretty funny.
I like it. Do you have to learn to fly a plane before you can fly a glider? They must land differently.
Glider driving is different than powered flight, so is the instruction and licensing requirements. They do land differently; one can taxi, the other doesn't.
Gliders = 20 hours of ground school, power = 40 hrs.
Gliders require spin training, power doesn't.
Gliders require ____ hours of flight and specific tasks to be accomplished, I don't know the numbers, but it's longer for power.
Dan
That is a small turbine engine away from true awesomeness.
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