Re: [Aus-soaring] NASA, a Super Blanik and Dynamic Soaring

2007-01-18 Thread Ken Caldwell
On Fri, 2007-01-19 at 11:14 +0900, Graham Watts wrote: > SCGC Kingy (I've not been able to find the registration yet) near Cowra. > It shows plenty of evidence of George Detto's skills :-) I think it was VH-GHD. cheers, Ken ___ Aus-soaring mailing lis

Re: [Aus-soaring] NASA, a Super Blanik and Dynamic Soaring

2007-01-18 Thread Graham Watts
SCGC Kingy (I've not been able to find the registration yet) near Cowra. It shows plenty of evidence of George Detto's skills :-) Patching wrote: Graham, The famous blue kingfisher that featured in the Nescafe advertisment. Looks very much to be somewhere near Narromine. Cheers Ian P

Re: [Aus-soaring] NASA, a Super Blanik and Dynamic Soaring

2007-01-18 Thread Patching
Graham, The famous blue kingfisher that featured in the Nescafe advertisment. Looks very much to be somewhere near Narromine. Cheers Ian P - Original Message - From: "Graham Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." Sent: Friday, January

Re: [Aus-soaring] NASA, a Super Blanik and Dynamic Soaring

2007-01-18 Thread Graham Watts
An FB if I remember correctly.. I think I took that pic in 1966. Christopher Mc Donnell wrote: Pity the car in the photo was not an FC or FE Holden as that would have made it a nice period photograph. Chris McDonnell - Original Message - From: "Graham Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:

Re: [Aus-soaring] NASA, a Super Blanik and Dynamic Soaring

2007-01-18 Thread Christopher Mc Donnell
Pity the car in the photo was not an FC or FE Holden as that would have made it a nice period photograph. Chris McDonnell - Original Message - From: "Graham Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 9:20 A

[Aus-soaring] invert ES57 rig

2007-01-18 Thread Emilis Prelgauskas
It needs to be highlighted that this is a 2 piece wing Kingfisher; even patch I think would find it hard to tuck the single wing variety under his arm.   The 2 piece wing ES57 reflects the one end of the sport, current glass the other; which provides a framework as to why it is so difficult t

Re: [Aus-soaring] NASA, a Super Blanik and Dynamic Soaring

2007-01-18 Thread Jonathan Shand
The flight is described in Reichmann's Cross Country Soaring p35 as being in a H301 Libelle on 24 Oct 74. Later flights were done in a PIK 20. VH-GXH was on line at Tocumwal at the time. Jonathan Shand - Original Message - From: "Mike Borgelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of iss

Re: [Aus-soaring] NASA, a Super Blanik and Dynamic Soaring

2007-01-18 Thread JR
Mte I think its a must JR - Original Message - From: "Patching" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] NASA, a Super Blanik and Dynamic Soaring > Hi JR, > There

Re: [Aus-soaring] NASA, a Super Blanik and Dynamic Soaring

2007-01-18 Thread Patching
Hi JR, There are a few around, I will try and call them in. If not it is pretty easy to do it again. I have the Kingy at home and we could stage the event so everyone can see it. I really want to do it at BCS when they are rigging one of the glass heavyweights. I wonder if I would get the same

Re: [Aus-soaring] NASA, a Super Blanik and Dynamic Soaring

2007-01-18 Thread JR
Patch do you have any photo's of the unique kingfisher rigging team JR ( gone back to regular veiwing) - Original Message - From: "Patching" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] NASA, a Super Blanik and Dynamic Soaring

2007-01-18 Thread Patching
Two of the best replies. Made my night. Go back to your usual viewing ,both of you! Patch - Original Message - From: "JR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] NASA, a Super

Re: [Aus-soaring] NASA, a Super Blanik and Dynamic Soaring

2007-01-18 Thread JR
That was a misprint it was supposed to be Kookaburra Precision Sawing Team, and the super blaniks have their pilots on the outside, thats why they are called Jocks JR - Original Message - From: "Ben Loxton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." S

Re: [Aus-soaring] NASA, a Super Blanik and Dynamic Soaring

2007-01-18 Thread Ben Loxton
and about the same as "Kookaburra Precision soaring" patch On 18/01/2007, at 10:28 PM, Patching wrote: Oh god I lve the notion of the "Super Blanik". Is that the same as, "military intelligence" and "containment lines" Ian P Kookaburra Precision Soaring Team - Original Message ---

Re: [Aus-soaring] NASA, a Super Blanik and Dynamic Soaring

2007-01-18 Thread Patching
Oh god I lve the notion of the "Super Blanik". Is that the same as, "military intelligence" and "containment lines" Ian P Kookaburra Precision Soaring Team - Original Message - From: "Chad Nowak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 6:43 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soa

Re: [Aus-soaring] Instruments

2007-01-18 Thread Patching
Wade Air in NSW. On the web, they have instruments and just about anything else and reasonably priced. Not that Macca isn't, its just another outlet. Ian P - Original Message - From: Ben Jones To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 9:04 PM Subj

Re: [Aus-soaring] Instruments

2007-01-18 Thread Geoff Kidd
Ian McPhee and he is on this list. - Original Message - From: Ben Jones To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 9:04 PM Subject: [Aus-soaring] Instruments Hello all, At the moment im building a Corby Starlet ( yep a stink wing ) , what i'

[Aus-soaring] Instruments

2007-01-18 Thread Ben Jones
Hello all, At the moment im building a Corby Starlet ( yep a stink wing ) , what i'm after is a contact where i can purchase altimeters and ASI 's in australia , some of the previous builders have used gliding ASI's and had the various speed maked out before shipment , i know some does this in

[Aus-soaring] Dynamic Soaring

2007-01-18 Thread Arie van Spronssen
Hi All, For a good video with good sound have a look at http://www.rcuvideos.com/view_video.php?viewkey=fc182d371c3e9ed31609 the sound made going back into the front side lift/wind is whip like sound you hear. This guy only got to 177mph but they have got to 301 mph. Regards, Arie -Or