MOST UGLY GLIDER ?

Roger Worden napisa³(a):
Someone told me that in Polish it means "urchin". Can anyone validate that?

Well it is rather kid not urchin.

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Well, "Smyk" in polish means a rascal, a kind of a spoiled kid, and
also it can be used as a softened word for *******. Even though I speak
Polish I don't like the name of this glider. They should name it
differently. But I don't think the glider is ugly.....gliders are built
for purpose and the beauty issue is only in the heads of the @#%&^$#
morons.

Jacek Kobiesa
Washington State

Take a look at the Farner Colibri motorglider:

http://flatrock.org.nz/topics/flying...hf_colibri.htm

or the related microlight glider Aviafiber canard:

http://delta.plane.free.fr/ailes/canard-2FL.jpg

They are weird!

And do you remember Phil Lamson's « Quark » ? A 10 ft fuselage with
prone pilot position, and 20 ft wing (later extended to 30, then 40
ft). Unfortunately, I couldn't find a picture on the web. You'll
find it in "Soaring", June '67.

Tough Question.......

OGAR

http://www.segelfliegerclub.de/verein/ogar.htm

Blanik
What can you say about a glider with tip tanks?

Shawn

wrote:
Well, "Smyk" in polish means a rascal, a kind of a spoiled kid, and
also it can be used as a softened word for *******. Even though I speak
Polish I don't like the name of this glider. They should name it
differently. But I don't think the glider is ugly.....gliders are built
for purpose and the beauty issue is only in the heads of the @#%&^$#
morons.

Jacek Kobiesa
Washington State

And when it first arrived in Australia they call it the LARRIKIN .....
a mischievous kid.

And when it first arrived in Australia they call it the LARRIKIN .....
a mischievous kid.

And how many gliders/designs of similar or better performance came out
of Australia???
In Poland we also have a similar name for anyone who comments but can't
perform any better...

In Russia we have a saying (It could be Poland)

There are no ugly women, there is only lack of vodka.
--
Mike Lindsay

Bit prejudiced against Poland, aren't we....did you already forgot how
you abandoned Poland, who supposed to be your allied, during WW II to
Hitler and then to Stalin? Do I have to remind you of the Polish pilots
helping to save London? And their superior flying skills? And you dare
to bring some garbage statements about Russia and vodka? And then you
are throwing Poland into this equation? I have heard, I believe on the
BBC News (isn't that English TV?) that England is leading the world in
deaths related to liver cirrhosis...so, maybe your stupid comments
about Poles and vodka are little bit out of place? And, since you are
the Alpha & Omega, maybe you can design your own glider....best L/D
55,000 at Mach 1.2 speed...this is really shame because I have quite a
few friends in England and you are only giving them a black eye. You
don't resemble the cool Brits that I know. And then you can throw your
racist garbage out of flying sailplanes.

Jacek Kobiesa
Washington State

In Russia we have a saying (It could be Poland)

There are no ugly women, there is only lack of vodka.
--
Mike Lindsay

As a Pole visiting London some time ago; I doubt if I know one
single Pole that could drink enough of vodka to beautify British women.
Applying your simplified method to gliders - there isn't one British
made glider worth mentioning...

But the PW5 ist still really ugly.

wrote in message
ups.com...
Bit prejudiced against Poland, aren't we....did you already forgot how
you abandoned Poland, who supposed to be your allied, during WW II to
Hitler and then to Stalin? Do I have to remind you of the Polish pilots
helping to save London? And their superior flying skills? And you dare
to bring some garbage statements about Russia and vodka? And then you
are throwing Poland into this equation? I have heard, I believe on the
BBC News (isn't that English TV?) that England is leading the world in
deaths related to liver cirrhosis...so, maybe your stupid comments
about Poles and vodka are little bit out of place? And, since you are
the Alpha & Omega, maybe you can design your own glider....best L/D
55,000 at Mach 1.2 speed...this is really shame because I have quite a
few friends in England and you are only giving them a black eye. You
don't resemble the cool Brits that I know. And then you can throw your
racist garbage out of flying sailplanes.

Jacek Kobiesa
Washington State