Short Wings Gliders

On 30 Jan 2009 22:45:02 GMT, Brian Bange wrote:


Most all were a product of the FAI's initiative to find a World
Class ship. I believe one requirement was that they were
designed to be easy to fly. In my experience with the Russia,
PW5 and L-33, they are. I believe all the FAI is trying to do is
include these ships into the World Class and handicap it, so as
to grow the class. If something new and more competitive
comes along, it will have to live under it's handicap, so where is
the advantage to making something that is hard to handle?

Well... as there are practiucally no World Class gliders flying in
Europe (read: World Class is being ignored by 80 percent of the
world's gliding pilots), you'd better name it "US class"... or "dwarf
class"...
Bye
Andreas

On Feb 2, 12:03*pm, Andreas Maurer wrote:
On 30 Jan 2009 22:45:02 GMT, Brian Bange wrote:

Most all were a product of the FAI's initiative to find a World
Class ship. I believe one requirement was that they were
designed to be easy to fly. In my experience with the Russia,
PW5 and L-33, they are. I believe all the FAI is trying to do is
include these ships into the World Class and handicap it, so as
to grow the class. If something new and more competitive
comes along, it will have to live under it's handicap, so where is
the advantage to making something that is hard to handle?

Well... as there are practiucally no World Class gliders flying in
Europe (read: World Class is being ignored by 80 percent of the
world's gliding pilots), you'd better name it "US class"... or "dwarf
class"...
Bye
Andreas

Hey, don't blame it on the US, we are ignoring it too.

Todd

At 17:03 02 February 2009, Andreas Maurer wrote:

Well... as there are practiucally no World Class gliders flying in
Europe (read: World Class is being ignored by 80 percent of the
world's gliding pilots), you'd better name it "US class"... or
"dwarf
class"...

Can't say that it's overwhelmingly popular in the US, either. The World
Class US Nationals have been running concurrently with the 1-26
Championships, and it seems like there are 4 to 5 times as many 1-26s as
there are PW-5s.

Jim Beckman

At 22:45 02 February 2009, Jim Beckman wrote:
At 17:03 02 February 2009, Andreas Maurer wrote:

Well... as there are practically no World Class gliders flying in
Europe (read: World Class is being ignored by 80 percent of the
world's gliding pilots), you'd better name it "US class"... or
dwarf class"...

Short Wings Gliders might account for 5 pct of world fleet
if 20 percent of the world's gliding pilots are interested
it will be a great success!!!!!


Can't say that it's overwhelmingly popular in the US, either. The
World
Class US Nationals have been running concurrently with the 1-26
Championships, and it seems like there are 4 to 5 times as many 1-26s as
there are PW-5s.

it makes sense..........
1-26 700 built for usa only
PW-5 200 built for the world

unless Arnold's friend comes around and pull out another
Judas trick like he did here in the last supper:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VnTO...eature=related

and you get bread, fish and PW-5 multiplied ..................