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are wooden gliders worthwhile building ?



 
 
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Old February 5th 08, 08:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Tim Mara
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Default are wooden gliders worthwhile building ?

yes.......and many of them (most today) not from these old wood ships....!
tim


Infact looking at the NTSB this type has a lot of fatal's from
structural failure!!

Sobering thought when looking at old wooden / homebuilt gliders.


 




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