Dunno about skids, but I do know what the US Air Force Academy bought last year. To quote DG:
DG-Flugzeugbau got the contract for 5 Unlimited-Aerobatic Trainers, type DG-1001Club, in January 2011. In March we got another contract for 14 more Basic Trainers of the same type. This is the trainer version of the famous DG-1001 Series with a fixed landing gear and 18 meters wingspan - the DG-1001 Club. http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/dg1000-schulflugzeug-e.html (Scroll down) I thought about wheels-up landings but these have fixed U/C +|- SM On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 7:02 AM, Robert Hart <ha...@interweft.com.au> wrote: > > On 24/03/12 07:56, Christopher Mc Donnell wrote: > > http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b83f40e71b9e42e2956e390fe096bf53/CO--Artificial-Turf-Landing-Strip/\ > > > What I don't understand is the following:- > > The gliders don't have landing gear but skid to a stop on their bellies, so > they can't use hard-surface runways. Officials say the previous natural grass > landing strip was bumpier and harder on the gliders. > > but the article then says > > Last year the academy replaced its glider fleet with 19 new aircraft and 11 > trailers at a cost of $4.8 million. > > What modern gliders only have skids??? > > -- > Robert Hart ha...@interweft.com.au > +61 (0)438 385 533 http://www.hart.wattle.id.au > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
