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are wooden gliders worthwhile building ?
Start by joining the VGC www.vintagegliderclub.org/
I think one of the 4 minimoas in europe is a new build, However the Minimoa based at London GC, UK has recently started flying again after a 30 year restoration. I know the owners, although very pretty it is certainly not the nicest vintage gllider to fly. One of the owners also has a Rhonsperber, which is much more user friendly. From the VGC mags it seems that quite a few types have had new builds which must have plans available, so there may be quite a choice. Some seem unnecessarily complex, so selecting the right one would help construction time. rigging times can vary quite a bit to! the minimoa is more engineering project than rigging and the Rhonsperber is not much better Pete At 12:30 07 February 2008, Stealth Pilot wrote: On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:43:10 -0800 (PST), Ian wrote: o On 5 Feb, 14:15, Stealth Pilot wrote: no, he can and probably will buy the fibreglass ship himself. I wanted something that was beautiful to look at and fun to fly. the amazing thing in aviation is that if you can lay hands on the plans you can build an exact replica of a classic design in modern materials, and have it perform just like the original. Please, please, please built him a Minimoa! Ian where would you get the plans? |
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