Re: [aus-soaring] Rocket launching of gliders ? Anyone know if it's been done before ?

2003-09-15 Thread Cliff Pritchard
Look at this site for pictures http://membres.lycos.fr/wings2/gallerie.htm Regards Cliff At 02:35 14/09/03 +, you wrote: The French build the Fouga Sylphe in the 50's or so. That was a jet self launching glider and I'm pretty sure it got airborne. Rgds - Rolf ___

[aus-soaring] Tent hangars

2003-09-15 Thread Anthony Smith
Hi all Off on a different tangent today. Anyone had any recent experience (mine was over 10 years ago with antiquated WWII era RAAF 'rag' hangar) with tent hangars or other temporary shelter for gliders? I have asked Doug Redell of All Shelter (had something on display at Avalon called 'Aeroshel

Re: [aus-soaring] Tent hangars

2003-09-15 Thread Nick Gilbert
I think I saw the GCV one at Lilydale. Looks pretty substantial, but it would be interesting to see how it would go in a decent storm. Nick. - Original Message - From: Anthony Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 1:23 pm Subject: [aus-soaring] Tent hangars > Hi

RE: [aus-soaring] Tent hangars - flys well ...

2003-09-15 Thread Agnew, Richard Q (AU - Canberra)
Probably flys pretty well!! :-))) The wave is on, yet again in Canberra, the Monaro (and probably elsewhere...) Fly high, fly long, fly safe Rick Dr Richard Agnew Account Director, Enterprise Risk Services Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu _

Re: [aus-soaring] Tent hangars

2003-09-15 Thread Patching
Greetings all The tent hangar at lilydale is sort of a shade cloth type and it would go some of the way towards protecting the a/c. At the South Gioosland field at leongatha/korumburra there are two tent hangars that look like giant marquees. I was talking to someone there and these things are a fr

RE: [aus-soaring] Tent hangars - flys well ...

2003-09-15 Thread ANDREW WRIGHT
Hello Rick The rain is on, yet again in Adelaide, the Barossa (and probably everwhere else ! ) Come on Summer! >From a rain soaked SA. > Probably flys pretty well!! :-))) > > The wave is on, yet again in Canberra, the Monaro (and probably > elsewhere...) > > Fly high, fly long, fly safe >

RE: [aus-soaring] Tent hangars - flys well ...

2003-09-15 Thread Anthony Smith
But the ridge at Lochiel is working! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of ANDREW WRIGHT Sent: Tuesday, 16 September 2003 1:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [aus-soaring] Tent hangars - flys well ... Hello Rick The rain is on, yet again