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Old October 22nd 06, 04:19 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Eric Greenwell
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Mike Lindsay wrote:
In article om,
writes
Actually it is a glider. it is the Windward Performance, Sparrowhawk.
MSU has a program to turn it into a UAV.

I understand the production of the Sparrowhawk is moving from Bend to
MSU.

Robert Mudd
Moriarty, New Mexico

It might make a better UAV if they can fix the little problem of the
wings falling off under operational conditions.


"Fall off" or "torn off"? Do we know it failed below design limitations?


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