Mike,
I am deleting old emails.
I came across this one of yours.
Re rain ingress - you are an inventive sort of person -do you have any
suggestions?
I note you did not suggest anything at the time.
Is it a problem, other than if the glider is tied down outside?
Have you further considered the
Looking for a right aileron and a rudder for a 201 Standard Libelle. Prefer
undamaged but would consider some damage. Please contact me off list if you
know of any possibles.
Thanks,
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Hi Folks
The forecast is up at http://the-white-knight-speaks.blogspot.com
and looks quite good.
I will update this tomorrow.
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Hello Gary, hello all
I wasn't going to enter the debate but now I feel that it is about time to
put the
record straight.
A) The Mandl air extractor is anything but new. Schleicher experimented
with
a similar device more than 20 years ago and so did Dick Buttler in the
US.
B) If my
Hi Bernard
Firstly let me say that I have no credentials in glider design, so please
take my comments on that basis.
Clearly, with the vents open, there is a considerable inflow into the
cockpit. That is only possible if an equal amount of air leaves the cockpit.
So I am wondering, would it not
Hi Gary,
I don't think that in flight it will be a problem. Hopefully air is
coming out at good speed. No worse than dive brake boxes on the
ground. Tape it up.
The air is going to come out somewhere if you let it in to the
cockpit. It may as well come out in one place rather than where it
Hello Paul
The reason why I had reservations entering the debate in the first place was
concerns about
a large number of e-mails that need answering. I will answer yours but ask
for everyone's
understanding that I can not continue to do so!
You are right - the ventilation air needs to escape
Saw that kit at Hank Nixon's shop and it's going in my 27 next week. From
what
I've seen of Dick Butler's creations, doubt I'll be let down too badly.
For overnight tiedowns, It might be best to use a Jaxida (or similar) forward
fuselage cover. One covered the canopy and engine bay of my
