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Old May 27th 08, 08:13 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Wayne Paul
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Default Camphill, Glider G-CJOZ

There were about 1,000 of these nice KA-8 sailplanes built in the early
1960s. Their wing and tail feathers are wood and fabric and the fuselage is
steel tubing and fabric. The are still a great entry level glider and fun
to fly.

I use to own a Ka-6E which was all wood and fabric. It was my first
sailplane.
http://www.soaridaho.com/photogallery/valley/Ka-6E.jpg
http://www.soaridaho.com/photogaller...with_Ka-6E.jpg

Wayne
HP16 "Six Foxtrot"
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder



"Andrew B" wrote in message
news
Firstly a correction to my post, the registration should have read G-CJQZ.

I understand from a search that it is a Schleicher K8B but I don't know
the age.

They had four or five various gliders flying when I popped into the
viewing car park but as ever my lens struggled to get close enough to any
of them as the airfield covers quite a large area.

--
Andrew B (Cheshire, England)

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president Royal Society, 1895.)


"Wayne Paul" wrote in message
m...
That is a nice old bird!!!

Wayne
HP14 "Six Foxtrot"
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder





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Old May 27th 08, 08:48 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Andrew B
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Default Camphill, Glider G-CJOZ

The Schreder HP-14 looks a lot more modern and with the pretty great
thermals you must get around there you can probably stay up an awful lot
longer than they do at Camphill.

It is interesting that so many KA-8's were built though I suspect that
there are still quite a few flying in the UK.

Just for information the Camphill web site http://www.dlgc.org.uk/
--
Andrew B (Cheshire, England)

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president Royal Society, 1895.)

"Wayne Paul" wrote in message
...
There were about 1,000 of these nice KA-8 sailplanes built in the early
1960s. Their wing and tail feathers are wood and fabric and the fuselage
is steel tubing and fabric. The are still a great entry level glider and
fun to fly.

I use to own a Ka-6E which was all wood and fabric. It was my first
sailplane.
http://www.soaridaho.com/photogallery/valley/Ka-6E.jpg
http://www.soaridaho.com/photogaller...with_Ka-6E.jpg

Wayne
HP16 "Six Foxtrot"
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder



"Andrew B" wrote in message
news
Firstly a correction to my post, the registration should have read
G-CJQZ.

I understand from a search that it is a Schleicher K8B but I don't know
the age.

They had four or five various gliders flying when I popped into the
viewing car park but as ever my lens struggled to get close enough to any
of them as the airfield covers quite a large area.

--
Andrew B (Cheshire, England)

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president Royal Society, 1895.)


"Wayne Paul" wrote in message
m...
That is a nice old bird!!!

Wayne
HP14 "Six Foxtrot"
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder







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Old May 27th 08, 10:30 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Wayne Paul
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Default Camphill, Glider G-CJOZ

Andrew,

The HP14 was designed in 1964 and made available in kit form in 1965.
Slingsby also built a few. Mine was completed in 1972; however, I didn't
build it. It is advertised to have a glide ration of 40 to 1, but I believe
mine is only about 36 to 1. It is a metal (aluminum) glider built using
flush rivets.

So far my best flight is a 300 km triangle flown out of Mackay, Idaho.
http://www.soaridaho.com/Flights/6F_Gold_Distance.html
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0...tId=1134806661
The GoogleEarth file is located at
http://www.soaridaho.com/Flights/GE/Gold_Distance.kmz

It is old and will not keep up with the modern composit sailplane; however,
I'm having a lots of fun!!

Wayne
HP14 "Six Foxtrot)
http://www.soaridaho.com/


"Andrew B" wrote in message
...
The Schreder HP-14 looks a lot more modern and with the pretty great
thermals you must get around there you can probably stay up an awful lot
longer than they do at Camphill.

It is interesting that so many KA-8's were built though I suspect that
there are still quite a few flying in the UK.

Just for information the Camphill web site http://www.dlgc.org.uk/
--
Andrew B (Cheshire, England)



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Old May 28th 08, 03:18 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Andrew B
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Default Camphill, Glider G-CJOZ

Wayne,

Thank you again for the information, It must have been a great flight to
cover that distance.

One day I must get around to having a trial flight.

Keep having fun and enjoying the spectacular scenery you have there.

--
Andrew B (Cheshire, England)

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president Royal Society, 1895.)

"Wayne Paul" wrote in message
...
Andrew,

The HP14 was designed in 1964 and made available in kit form in 1965.
Slingsby also built a few. Mine was completed in 1972; however, I didn't
build it. It is advertised to have a glide ration of 40 to 1, but I
believe mine is only about 36 to 1. It is a metal (aluminum) glider built
using flush rivets.

So far my best flight is a 300 km triangle flown out of Mackay, Idaho.
http://www.soaridaho.com/Flights/6F_Gold_Distance.html
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0...tId=1134806661
The GoogleEarth file is located at
http://www.soaridaho.com/Flights/GE/Gold_Distance.kmz

It is old and will not keep up with the modern composit sailplane;
however, I'm having a lots of fun!!

Wayne
HP14 "Six Foxtrot)
http://www.soaridaho.com/


"Andrew B" wrote in message
...
The Schreder HP-14 looks a lot more modern and with the pretty great
thermals you must get around there you can probably stay up an awful lot
longer than they do at Camphill.

It is interesting that so many KA-8's were built though I suspect that
there are still quite a few flying in the UK.

Just for information the Camphill web site http://www.dlgc.org.uk/
--
Andrew B (Cheshire, England)







 




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