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"Mark James Boyd" wrote in message news:41df20ab$1@darkstar... In article , F.L. Whiteley wrote: Today, January 1st, we started the day with a pancake breakfast. We had some guests also, from AZ and the local area. The wind was a bit uncooperative, at first 30-45knots (ground to 800 agl) from the west, forcing the use of our short runway. Man, I'd love to see that. Just tether the 2-33 to a strong post with a long rope, and get in it and fly around like a kite! Has anyone done this? I mean actually lifted off and scooted around? Other than the absolute nightmare of ground handling, this sounds like a fun thing to do... -- ------------+ Mark J. Boyd There was an account in a book by Eric"Winkle" Brown, a Royal Navy Test Pilot, of some trials aboard a British Aircraft Carrier in the late 40's early 50's to test the turbulence on the Roundown on the stern of the ship, which involved a Slingsby Cadet or Tutor ( I think) being kited off the deck of the carrier on a cable attached to a winch. The glider was then flown ( still attached) around in the wake of the carrier to assess the effect of the airflow at different points, and eventually winched back down to the deck. After he ( Eric Brown) finished his part in the trials another Naval pilot continued but eventually lost control and ended up in the sea. DB |
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Happy New Year!
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