Jim Payne set a two records (one new) yesterday - in a NIXUS

What the hell is a Nixus?

https://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3....l?dsId=7846872

Tom

On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 9:10:51 AM UTC-5, 2G wrote:
What the hell is a Nixus?

https://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3....l?dsId=7846872

Tom

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2236661526587915

On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 7:21:19 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 9:10:51 AM UTC-5, 2G wrote:
What the hell is a Nixus?

https://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3....l?dsId=7846872

Tom

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2236661526587915

For anyone unfamiliar with this machine, it's the fuselage of an ASH-30 with new 28m 53.3/1 aspect ratio wings that use electric fly-by-wire full span flaperons.

Mike

For some reason, the Free Triangle distance record was "only" 245.22 miles.

Dick Andrews and I made an attempt at breaking this record in MN on May 30.

We ended up 38 miles short. We won't be able to touch the new record out of MN.

Congratulations to Jim and Alan!

Lou

On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 7:35:48 AM UTC-7, Mike the Strike wrote:
On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 7:21:19 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 9:10:51 AM UTC-5, 2G wrote:
What the hell is a Nixus?

https://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3....l?dsId=7846872

Tom

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2236661526587915

For anyone unfamiliar with this machine, it's the fuselage of an ASH-30 with new 28m 53.3/1 aspect ratio wings that use electric fly-by-wire full span flaperons.

Mike

A tip on the Nixus - if you are standing around when they want to assemble it, put your hands in your pockets and run away. It redefines what "heavy" means in a wing panel. But a very interesting machine.

So that's where Tom Bjork sold his ASH-30 mi.Â* When I asked who bought
it he said that he'd signed a non disclosure agreement.Â* I flew that
ship a bunch as Tom's PIC since, due to illness, he needed a backup.Â* I
miss him...

On 6/11/2020 8:21 AM, wrote:
On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 9:10:51 AM UTC-5, 2G wrote:
What the hell is a Nixus?

https://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3....l?dsId=7846872

Tom
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2236661526587915

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Dan, 5J

To my knowledge, the Nixus fuselage was purchased directly from schempp-hirth. I'm guessing that the ASH-30 you are talking about was probably sold to one of the many companies taking open class gliders, chopping them up, and making high altitude drones out of them. An NDA sounds like just the type of thing they might ask for.

Wyll

On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 5:00:39 PM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
So that's where Tom Bjork sold his ASH-30 mi.Â* When I asked who bought
it he said that he'd signed a non disclosure agreement.Â* I flew that
ship a bunch as Tom's PIC since, due to illness, he needed a backup.Â* I
miss him...

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Dan, 5J

On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 9:08:21 PM UTC-4, Wyll Surf Air wrote:
To my knowledge, the Nixus fuselage was purchased directly from schempp-hirth.

No, Nixus has an ASH-30 (Schleicher) fuselage.

Related to Pez D. Spencer's "Lingus"? ;-)

On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 6:32:59 PM UTC-7, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 9:08:21 PM UTC-4, Wyll Surf Air wrote:
To my knowledge, the Nixus fuselage was purchased directly from schempp-hirth.

No, Nixus has an ASH-30 (Schleicher) fuselage.

Your right, brain fart on my part. Either way, it was purchased directly from the manufacturer.