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Old August 9th 14, 01:34 AM
Ventus_a Ventus_a is offline
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Originally Posted by Tom Knauff View Post


Perhaps the rules need to limit the length of each wing rather than the wing span.




. . . .And roll on a wide lifting body fuselage that pushes the span out a couple of metres while keeping the wings the same 'length'

Can't see that being an easy rule to write and police, oh and mega bucks could make it happen to the detriment of all existing 15m gliders.

:-) Colin

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Old August 12th 14, 03:18 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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The guy who suggested the one-design contest using the Schweizer 2-33 and scoring altitude gain, time aloft and spot landing just described the 1975 Hang Gliding National Championships, except the 2-33 would have placed LAST!

 




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