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Old December 21st 16, 03:33 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Steve Leonard[_2_]
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On Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 6:27:34 AM UTC-6, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 12:28:10 AM UTC-5, Steve Leonard wrote:
20 years newer aerodynamics does make a difference.


And 40 years makes an even bigger difference.
Nimbus 3 first flew more than 35 years ago!

I guess we're getting old...
See ya at the Seniors,
Best Regards, Dave


I could only go as a guest, Dave. But, yes. We are getting old. And, I assumed that Concordia and initial JS1 Aero is pushing 10 years old now, too. So, it is closer to 20 than 40 years of Aero Evolution.

Maybe at Cordele,
Steve