Best Looking Sailplane

#1. AS-W12 The in-flight black and white photos on Soaring were
absolutely breathtaking. On the ground, it sits up like a WWII
fighter. The ship fairly oozes testosterone.

#2. AS-W22. For utter beauty of line and proportion in flight.
Ungainly on the ground.

#3. Libelle with racing canopy for classic lines.

#4. ASW-W20a. Form-follows-function. The ultimate all-around best
glider ever built. Beautiful in form but even more fror what is it
capable of. Images of the Four-On-the-Floor-Gang blasting down
the Appalachians with bags of pennies and lead shot as seat cushions,
wings bowing mightily in the turbulence.

I have to go with the ASW-20 as just about the best looking glider,
with the LS6 closely behind (bias showing, there). The newer 27s and
29s do not have the same, perfect proportions - especially in the
tail.

Good thing air is blind!

But I guess I'm out of touch because I find the Libelle to be a bit
odd looking. I think the contemporary ASW-15 is much prettier.

But the absolute best looking glider is the one you can only see from
the inside - it's the one you are flying!

Kirk
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