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Old November 1st 09, 07:02 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
glider[_2_]
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This is a test to see if it works.

Abnd it's end of season, so we need to know if the Minimoa or the
ASW-20 is best looking sailplane. Maybe the DG-800?
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Old November 1st 09, 07:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan[_6_]
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On Nov 1, 10:02*am, glider wrote:
This is a test to see if it works.

*Abnd it's end of season, so we need to know if the Minimoa or the
ASW-20 is best looking sailplane. Maybe the DG-800?


ASW-20....no contest!
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Old November 1st 09, 07:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dave Nadler
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On Nov 1, 1:02*pm, glider wrote:
This is a test to see if it works.

*Abnd it's end of season, so we need to know if the Minimoa or the
ASW-20 is best looking sailplane. Maybe the DG-800?


Easy ! Antares:
http://web.me.com/fredyschaffner/Web...ine_Alben.html
http://www.nadler.com/public/bob_ras...gliders018.jpg
http://www.nadler.com/public/antares_glides.jpg
http://www.nadler.com/public/antares_headshot.jpg

See ya, Dave "YO electric"
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Old November 1st 09, 07:53 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Mike[_8_]
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Default Best Looking Sailplane

On Nov 1, 11:32*am, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Nov 1, 1:02*pm, glider wrote:

This is a test to see if it works.


*Abnd it's end of season, so we need to know if the Minimoa or the
ASW-20 is best looking sailplane. Maybe the DG-800?


Easy ! Antares:http://web.me.com/fredyschaffner/Web...s_headshot.jpg

See ya, Dave "YO electric"


HP-18 is still stunning!

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Old November 1st 09, 08:30 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
The Griffin's
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Default Best Looking Sailplane

2-33 it started it for me!!!!!!!!
"Mike" wrote in message
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On Nov 1, 11:32 am, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Nov 1, 1:02 pm, glider wrote:

This is a test to see if it works.


Abnd it's end of season, so we need to know if the Minimoa or the
ASW-20 is best looking sailplane. Maybe the DG-800?


Easy !
Antares:http://web.me.com/fredyschaffner/Web...s_headshot.jpg

See ya, Dave "YO electric"


HP-18 is still stunning!


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Old November 1st 09, 08:57 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
GM
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Default Best Looking Sailplane

On Nov 1, 1:02*pm, glider wrote:
This is a test to see if it works.

*Abnd it's end of season, so we need to know if the Minimoa or the
ASW-20 is best looking sailplane. Maybe the DG-800?


The Glasfluegel H301 'Libelle' or H201 'Standard Libelle', no question
in my mind!
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Old November 1st 09, 09:08 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Martin Gregorie[_5_]
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On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:57:52 -0800, GM wrote:

On Nov 1, 1:02Â*pm, glider wrote:
This is a test to see if it works.

Â*Abnd it's end of season, so we need to know if the Minimoa or the
ASW-20 is best looking sailplane. Maybe the DG-800?


The Glasfluegel H301 'Libelle' or H201 'Standard Libelle', no question
in my mind!


+1


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Old November 1st 09, 09:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
rlovinggood
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Default Best Looking Sailplane

I can't answer the question with just one glider. There are so many
beautiful designs to choose from.

Current generation of single seaters: ASG-29

Previous generation of single seaters: ASW-27

And the generation before that: ASW-20. Especially the WL version
with the 16.6m wingtips being hoisted up on the wire. Beautiful!

And the generation before that: LS1-c/d. You really didn't think I
would leave that out, did you? :-)

And here's where I need the first two volumes of Martin Simone's
trilogy on gliders, "Sailplanes 1920 - 1945" and "Sailplanes 1945 -
1965" to complement my volume "Sailplanes 1965 - 2000". But without
those reference books, I'll go with the OP's proposal and say
Minimoa. He's probably had one or two and knows what they look like
"in the flesh."

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
PS: One of my favorites to see climbing in a thermal when I'm out
flying: Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura
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Old November 1st 09, 11:31 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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None of that plastic stuff looks right. Give me some good old German
plywood. :-)

Hard to beat a Ka-6

Pete

Owner of N4793T

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Old November 2nd 09, 12:30 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Martin Gregorie[_5_]
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On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:31:27 -0800, vontresc wrote:

None of that plastic stuff looks right. Give me some good old German
plywood. :-)

Hard to beat a Ka-6

For my money the best looking of the wooden gliders is the Fafnir.


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