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On Thu, 28 Dec 2017 07:31:39 -0800, gebodc9 wrote:
Would any sailing enthusiast out there forego the flexibility offered by an outboard motor on even the smallest of watercraft to get in and out of the marina for a club race against his buddies on a warm summer evening after work just for the sake of adhering to some old rule or concept? Bad analogy. Thats equivalent to disallowing winch-/auto-/aero-tow launching and has little or no relevance to carrying (or not) a power source that can be started in the air. As others have said, the nearest equivalent in sailing to carrying an air- startable mechanical lift source, i.e. electric or IC turbo or FES without counting its use as a land-out, would be the 'grinder' teams in or carrying an engine to spin the winches in AmCup boats. And how about the 'traditional', hand tool-only woodworker in a modern suburb? Do you honestly think he could put together a masterpiece without someone else using a chainsaw to cut the tree, a sawmill to prepare it, and at least one or more power tool to prepare the stock, and modern chemistry to perfect his adhesive? I digress. Well, there is a sort-of distant relationship he if gliders were still wood, the manufacturers would have a nice steady income from replacing old gliders as they develop rot or glue joint failure rather than their current problem that at least partly comes from longevity of metal and composite gliders, which can go on flying for a very long time unless they get totalled in a crash. -- Martin | martin at Gregorie | gregorie | dot org |
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