Tim Mara wrote:
The next time someone sneers at a wooden sailplane, remind them that it is
made of a unidirectional reinforced laminated composite material consisting
of micro-tubular fibres embedded in a long chain polymer matrix and having a
near infinite fatigue life.
tim



Stay away from wooden gliders. You don't know if they've
had "good care" or "proper storage" in the past, and
this may be very hard to determine.

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Mark J. Boyd




And anyone who thinks they are not tough has not looked at the vintage
Bergfalkes and K13 grinding around the circuits all over the world. We have one
Bergie over 17,000 flights/9000 hours and going strong. Damage history is
extensive too - but easy to repair, and even poorly executed repairs from
previous lives have held up remarkably.

On a weak day they give a nice aerial view of the glass sitting on the runway...