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On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 21:57:51 GMT, "Malcolm Austin"
wrote: Hi, due to the current UK problems with flying K7's we have resurrected our Capstan. Having had a first flight in it today I'm surprised at how good it was. Yes of course it's wooden and doesn't penetrate as well as glass! But it more than makes up for that when thermalling...... I hear that very few were built (less than 60?), and only about 10 are left flying. Is this the case, is it possible to find out where the rest of them are. There was a thread on the uk.rec.aviation.soaring group about this a few months ago, try searching the archives for this. Chris |
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CAPSTAN SIDE BY SIDE TWO SEATERS
Hi, due to the current UK problems with flying K7's we have resurrected our
Capstan. Having had a first flight in it today I'm surprised at how good it was. Yes of course it's wooden and doesn't penetrate as well as glass! But it more than makes up for that when thermalling...... I hear that very few were built (less than 60?), and only about 10 are left flying. Is this the case, is it possible to find out where the rest of them are. Our club, Denbigh in North Wales (UK) has one, anyone out there with knowledge of the rest of them? Cheers, Malcolm... |
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There's a syndicated one at Parham. I believe it's going to the next vintage
festival somewhere in eastern Europe. the Syndicate has just had an aluminium box trailer manufactured that is a work of art apart from being large enough to park 3 or 4 smart cars in! Picture of the ship at www.internationalsoaring.org/gallery Ian "Chris Rowland" wrote in message ... On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 21:57:51 GMT, "Malcolm Austin" wrote: Hi, due to the current UK problems with flying K7's we have resurrected our Capstan. Having had a first flight in it today I'm surprised at how good it was. Yes of course it's wooden and doesn't penetrate as well as glass! But it more than makes up for that when thermalling...... I hear that very few were built (less than 60?), and only about 10 are left flying. Is this the case, is it possible to find out where the rest of them are. There was a thread on the uk.rec.aviation.soaring group about this a few months ago, try searching the archives for this. Chris |
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In article , Malcolm Austin
writes Hi, due to the current UK problems with flying K7's we have resurrected our Capstan. Having had a first flight in it today I'm surprised at how good it was. Yes of course it's wooden and doesn't penetrate as well as glass! But it more than makes up for that when thermalling...... There was one at Gransden Lodge last year; it may still be there. -- Mike Lindsay |
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One of our members at the Lakes GC (www.lakesgc.co.uk) has had one fully
restored. Peter "Malcolm Austin" wrote in message ... Hi, due to the current UK problems with flying K7's we have resurrected our Capstan. Having had a first flight in it today I'm surprised at how good it was. Yes of course it's wooden and doesn't penetrate as well as glass! But it more than makes up for that when thermalling...... I hear that very few were built (less than 60?), and only about 10 are left flying. Is this the case, is it possible to find out where the rest of them are. Our club, Denbigh in North Wales (UK) has one, anyone out there with knowledge of the rest of them? Cheers, Malcolm... --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.712 / Virus Database: 468 - Release Date: 27/06/2004 |
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On Sun, 4 Jul 2004 08:34:06 UTC, Mike Lindsay
wrote: : In article , Malcolm Austin : writes : Hi, due to the current UK problems with flying K7's we have resurrected our : Capstan. : : Having had a first flight in it today I'm surprised at how good it was. Yes : of course it's wooden and doesn't penetrate as well as glass! But it more : than makes up for that when thermalling...... : : There was one at Gransden Lodge last year; it may still be there. I flew one at Bellarena a few years back. They had two - one was shipped to new owners in England while I was there. Ian |
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On Sun, 4 Jul 2004 09:34:06 +0100, Mike Lindsay
wrote: In article , Malcolm Austin writes Hi, due to the current UK problems with flying K7's we have resurrected our Capstan. Having had a first flight in it today I'm surprised at how good it was. Yes of course it's wooden and doesn't penetrate as well as glass! But it more than makes up for that when thermalling...... There was one at Gransden Lodge last year; it may still be there. It is, and has been joined this season by second, very well restored, example. -- martin@ : Martin Gregorie gregorie : Harlow, UK demon : co : Zappa fan & glider pilot uk : |
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Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Sun, 4 Jul 2004 09:34:06 +0100, Mike Lindsay wrote: In article , Malcolm Austin writes Hi, due to the current UK problems with flying K7's we have resurrected our Capstan. Having had a first flight in it today I'm surprised at how good it was. Yes of course it's wooden and doesn't penetrate as well as glass! But it more than makes up for that when thermalling...... There was one at Gransden Lodge last year; it may still be there. It is, and has been joined this season by second, very well restored, example. It seems sad that one cannot consult an on-line Aircraft Register in the UK. If it were possible, this thread could be answered by a search for all Capstan gliders on the Register. I have had a quick Google for such a Register, but it doen't seem to exist as a web document; at least from a study of the CAA pages. We have things easier in Australia. One can download the Civil Aircraft Register as a *.csv file and then use any suitable program (Access, Excel etc) to search for records of interest. Cheers, John G. |
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On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 12:49:41 GMT, "John Giddy"
wrote: Martin Gregorie wrote: On Sun, 4 Jul 2004 09:34:06 +0100, Mike Lindsay wrote: In article , Malcolm Austin writes Hi, due to the current UK problems with flying K7's we have resurrected our Capstan. Having had a first flight in it today I'm surprised at how good it was. Yes of course it's wooden and doesn't penetrate as well as glass! But it more than makes up for that when thermalling...... There was one at Gransden Lodge last year; it may still be there. It is, and has been joined this season by second, very well restored, example. It seems sad that one cannot consult an on-line Aircraft Register in the UK. If it were possible, this thread could be answered by a search for all Capstan gliders on the Register. I have had a quick Google for such a Register, but it doen't seem to exist as a web document; at least from a study of the CAA pages. We have things easier in Australia. One can download the Civil Aircraft Register as a *.csv file and then use any suitable program (Access, Excel etc) to search for records of interest. Cheers, John G. NZ does exactly the same. There's no way the CAA could do that here in the UK because they don't register gliders: the BGA is responsible for that. I don't know if the BGA supplies them with lists of current registrations. OTOH, publishing an online register *is* something the BGA could do and I, for one, would like to see it made available. -- martin@ : Martin Gregorie gregorie : Harlow, UK demon : co : Zappa fan & glider pilot uk : |
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Just watched one launch at Camphill, last seen ridge
soaring. One of two at the Vintage Rally As some one said there was a thread on uk recration soaring a few months ago. For a list of UK Capstans see http://www.mrandmrshedgehog.co.uk/skymaster/bga/bga.asp and search on Capstans To see the largest world wide gathering of Capstans in many years, visit the Wolds 2 seater Comp in August this yearI am told that there are 6 entered. |
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