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Old February 11th 18, 05:54 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
krasw
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Default New Glider Dream Elon Musk Flow

On Sunday, 11 February 2018 18:10:18 UTC+2, Kiwi User wrote:
On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 06:36:15 -0800, krasw wrote:

All gliders should be made of wood.


I'd settle for new-build Std Libelles with a revised, safety cockpit
structure.


If you crash glider, you will arrive at accident scene quarter inch after your glider structure. No safety cockpit will make fatal crashes survivable. If you want to improve safety rocket parachute is way to go. Or fly-by-wire control system that prevents pilot to do anything stupid.