Eric Greenwell wrote in message ...
40's. Even the widely acclaimed (and rightly so) Standard Class champion
in the early '60s (Ka-6e) doesn't have the performance of the PW5, and
it was more costly.


You might want to inform the BGA of this, as they gave the two gliders
the same handicap.

And we've seen what happens when the PW-5 and Ka6e actually compete
against each other:
http://glidingmatamata.co.nz/competi...sports-pw5.htm