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March 31st 04, 05:56 AM
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John H. Campbell wrote:
The May '04 of the Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine carries an interesting article on the development of the QT-2 "spy plane" in the late 60s during the Vietnam War. A great story and testament to SAC's service to military and research airframe needs. Nothing to do with motorgliders, however, and the "first' of those goes back much further, to the Nelson Hummingbird, Bowlus Dragonfly... and the motorized gliders at the Rhoen late1920's. The core of one of the prototype QT-PCs (also X-26B), N2472W, flies happily today at Boulder, restored as one of the nicest SGS 2-32s around (S/N 67, IIRC). It gave another couple of "double" rides today. As a nostalgic nod by its restorer, Bruce Miller, it wears a Lockheed decal and project airframe serial number as well as a SAC logo. Come fly it at Mile High Gliding! Featured in a very nice Soaring cover some years back too. Best I could find http://tinyurl.com/2jszu Shawn 
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