Hi Wayne,

I'm curious - why was that landing interesting? I would think it would land
much more slowly than most other planes.

Paul Remde

"Wayne Paul" wrote in message
...
Put my vote in the Grob Egret column. I base this on the position of the
canopy, shape of horizontal stabilizer, the aspect ratio of the wing and
the
location of the wing pods (too close to the fuselage to be an U-2
variant.)

By the way, watching a U-2 land on a carrier is a site I will never
forget.

Wayne
HP-14 N990 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/

"Don Johnstone" wrote
in
message ...
Al is right U2 with the underwing pods/tanks fitted

http://www.r-s-c-c.org/rscc/v1m1images/u2history.html


At 16:36 11 October 2005, Alan Irving wrote:
Looks like the Grob Egret:

http://www.spyflight.co.uk/G850.HTM

At 16:12 11 October 2005, Genehil wrote:

Can anyone help me identify the sailplane in this photo:

http://www.abtriplec.com/images/misc...tery_plane.jpg

I found it using Google Earth and am stumped... I
can't find any info
on it on the 'Net and am hoping you guys can point
me in the right
direction...

It has an approximate 107ft wingspan and a 45ft fuselage.

I flew gliders in the UK while stationed there as a
G.I. in the
1980's... I sure do miss those days...

Thanks all...

gh


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genehil