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Best Looking Sailplane
On Nov 1, 6:30*pm, Martin Gregorie
wrote: 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. -- martin@ * | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org * * * | All sailplanes are beautiful, but take a look at the National Soaring Museum's newly restored Kirby Gull. Now that's a really beautiful ship! |
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On Nov 1, 7:42*pm, Peter Smith wrote:
On Nov 1, 6:30*pm, Martin Gregorie wrote: 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. -- martin@ * | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org * * * | All sailplanes are beautiful, but take a look at the National Soaring Museum's newly restored Kirby Gull. Now that's a really beautiful ship! Nah the most beautiful must be the Cherokee II oh wait, we're not supposed to just post the type of glider that we fly/own?? Libelles sure are pretty... too bad that Kirby Gull never got to and probably never will fly after such a great restoration. |
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Mike, I know you have a nice looking HP-18; however, here is another one.
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder Wayne http://tinyurl.com/N990-6F "Mike" wrote in message ... HP-18 is still stunning! |
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Gentelmen, and the winner is: SZD 24 Foka-5. Delightful to fly, too. |
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ASW22 nothing else comes near it for looks.
http://www.gliderforum.com/photos/sh...6¤tpos=1 http://www.gliderforum.com/photos/sh...1¤tpos=2 http://silentflight.com/asw22ag.jpg http://silentflight.com/asw22_2.jpg Then I am biased... Al |
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Best Looking Sailplane
Not voting for PW-5, Al?
Jim |
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On Nov 1, 10:38*pm, JS wrote:
Not voting for PW-5, Al? Jim ASW-12 Craig |
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On Nov 1, 10:38*pm, JS wrote:
Not voting for PW-5, Al? Jim This was best looking glider thread now if you are talking 13M gliders then it has to be the H101 Salto. But then again I am biased Al |
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The ASW 20 was the first sailplane that I saw in a book where I
finally said I've got to get involved in this sport. I'd seen photos of other gliders before, but I fell in love with that glider. And you'll always remember your first. 20 years later and I know own a very special version of an ASW 20. My vote for the most beautiful sailplane is for the one you fly. Nothing will beat that! |
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I seem to recall that the Libelle was voted the most beautiful
sailplane in the world, back in '68 or '69. A very beautiful ship, indeed. There's one at my club that I see either coming out of the box or thermalling above me. Given that the Libelle is the "little sister" to my Kestrel 19, I certainly see a gorgeous family resemblance, but I prefer the long, slim "legs" of my mistress. |
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