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World Record Glider Tow!
Thought this might be of interest forwarded from another forum.
Rob On November 9, 2004 a team started at Porta Westfalica in Germany for a World-record flight, by which a glider will be towed over 11.900 km from Porta Westfalica in Germany to Naua Naua lodge in Namibia in Africa. On this flight Kimberly Janes Marx "the black Baroness" flies the Wilga D-EWBS which is used as tower-tugger for the two-seat glider D3281. A report about this flight is at their website: http://www.f-schlepp.de.vu (this site is in German). |
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Presumably this will be more than one aerotow unless
the Germans have perfected in flight refuelling for Wilgas. At 16:06 18 November 2004, Robs-Birds wrote: Thought this might be of interest forwarded from another forum. Rob On November 9, 2004 a team started at Porta Westfalica in Germany for a World-record flight, by which a glider will be towed over 11.900 km from Porta Westfalica in Germany to Naua Naua lodge in Namibia in Africa. On this flight Kimberly Janes Marx 'the black Baroness' flies the Wilga D-EWBS which is used as tower-tugger for the two-seat glider D3281. A report about this flight is at their website: http://www.f-schlepp.de.vu (this site is in German). |
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Since SpaceshipOne is a [motor]glider, I would guess
that the record tow to altitude is held by the White Knight, no ? Or are Shuttles also recognized as [motor]gliders, in which case the recyclable boosters and/or external fuel tank might make a counter-claim ? Ian At 16:24 18 November 2004, Andrew Warbrick wrote: Presumably this will be more than one aerotow unless the Germans have perfected in flight refuelling for Wilgas. At 16:06 18 November 2004, Robs-Birds wrote: Thought this might be of interest forwarded from another forum. Rob On November 9, 2004 a team started at Porta Westfalica in Germany for a World-record flight, by which a glider will be towed over 11.900 km from Porta Westfalica in Germany to Naua Naua lodge in Namibia in Africa. On this flight Kimberly Janes Marx 'the black Baroness' flies the Wilga D-EWBS which is used as tower-tugger for the two-seat glider D3281. A report about this flight is at their website: http://www.f-schlepp.de.vu (this site is in German). |
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I suppose this is a good question for him if you
can make it to the SSA convention. Or I'll ask him for you I don't know who got this to happen, but they should get a reeeeel nice Christmas card too... In article , Ian Cant wrote: Since SpaceshipOne is a [motor]glider, I would guess that the record tow to altitude is held by the White Knight, no ? Or are Shuttles also recognized as [motor]gliders, in which case the recyclable boosters and/or external fuel tank might make a counter-claim ? Ian At 16:24 18 November 2004, Andrew Warbrick wrote: Presumably this will be more than one aerotow unless the Germans have perfected in flight refuelling for Wilgas. At 16:06 18 November 2004, Robs-Birds wrote: Thought this might be of interest forwarded from another forum. Rob On November 9, 2004 a team started at Porta Westfalica in Germany for a World-record flight, by which a glider will be towed over 11.900 km from Porta Westfalica in Germany to Naua Naua lodge in Namibia in Africa. On this flight Kimberly Janes Marx 'the black Baroness' flies the Wilga D-EWBS which is used as tower-tugger for the two-seat glider D3281. A report about this flight is at their website: http://www.f-schlepp.de.vu (this site is in German). -- ------------+ Mark J. Boyd |
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