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 ___

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

2003-09-13 Thread rolf a. buelter
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 _ Hot chart ringtones and polyphonics. Go to http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilemania/default.asp

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

2003-09-08 Thread Catherine Conway
So is the space shuttle ;-) -Cath -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Raner Sent: Monday, 8 September 2003 8:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Rocket launching of gliders ? Anyone know if it's been done b

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

2003-09-08 Thread Anthony Smith
launching of gliders ? Anyone know if it's been done before ? The Komet 163 was a rocket powered glider, once it's rocket burnt out it glid back to earth. http://www.flightjournal.com/fj/articles/me163/me163_1.asp Kevin Raner - Original Message - From: "Jason Armistead&quo

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

2003-09-08 Thread Kevin Raner
The Komet 163 was a rocket powered glider, once it's rocket burnt out it glid back to earth. http://www.flightjournal.com/fj/articles/me163/me163_1.asp Kevin Raner - Original Message - From: "Jason Armistead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 11

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

2003-09-07 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 11:27 PM 7/09/03 +1000, you wrote: >An unusual historical question for the combined genius of the list ... > >While visiting Ray Ash at Gulgong on Saturday (to scan some great old >photos of the early days of Southern Cross Gliding Club for our Back To >Camden Week starting 20th September), we