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Old March 16th 17, 08:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Vernon Brown
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Default We need an ASW-19 rebirth for $25,000

At 14:24 16 March 2017, gotovkotzepkoi wrote:

Bruce Hoult;940673 Wrote:
On Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 10:43:09 PM UTC+3, gotovkotzepko
wrote:-
This glider already exists; here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru0deQRIS8c-

High-deflection flaps, 14m wingspan, 20:1 L/D, 0.6 m/s sink. It coul
well be faster x-country than a 1-26. Not going to match a PW5 though.

Stuff weight shift control for a joke though.


Who cares? It's a lot more fun than a sailplane




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Winch in the US quoted as $30, so how much is an aerotow?