MOST UGLY GLIDER ?

Mike Lindsay wrote:

Wasn't the Me 141 a bit like that?

Are you sure you aren't thinking of the Blohm & Voss BV 141
reconnaissance plane?

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/bv141.html

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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
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In article , Martin Gregorie
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Mike Lindsay wrote:

Wasn't the Me 141 a bit like that?

Are you sure you aren't thinking of the Blohm & Voss BV 141
reconnaissance plane?

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/bv141.html

Yes, of course. Blohm und Voss not Messerschmit. Senile dementia strikes
again.

Not the prettiest plane in the Luftwaffe, was it? What were thay thing
of to build an abortion like that?

Don't tell me, committee decision on the Orders of Der Fuhrer.
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Mike Lindsay

Mike Lindsay wrote:
In article , Martin Gregorie
writes
Mike Lindsay wrote:

Wasn't the Me 141 a bit like that?
Are you sure you aren't thinking of the Blohm & Voss BV 141
reconnaissance plane?

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/bv141.html

Yes, of course. Blohm und Voss not Messerschmit. Senile dementia strikes
again.

Not the prettiest plane in the Luftwaffe, was it? What were thay thing
of to build an abortion like that?

Don't tell me, committee decision on the Orders of Der Fuhrer.

Probably a major brain aberration amongst the B&V directors because they
had a whole raft of oddball designs, many of them asymmetric. I once saw
a page full of thumbnails....

Sorry, but I don't have a reference for that.


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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. |
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Funny though, no matter how *ugly* they may look on the ground, they all
look beautiful in flight.
Wad.
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"Malcolm Austin" wrote in message
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I see in another thread that some are looking for the prettiest gliders,
set me
thinking, what's the ugliest (and picture links if possible please!

Cheers,
Malcolm

I believe that's physiological, we would all rather be up in the sky than
sat at ground level. A powerful and all encompassing emotion for most
of us I'm sure.

Malcolm...

"Waduino" wrote in message
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Funny though, no matter how *ugly* they may look on the ground, they all
look beautiful in flight.
Wad.
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"Malcolm Austin" wrote in message
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I see in another thread that some are looking for the prettiest gliders,
set me
thinking, what's the ugliest (and picture links if possible please!

Cheers,
Malcolm

I dunno...

The first time I saw a PW-5 I helped rig it, it was
a new ship, beautifully finished, barely flown, it
was light and easy to put together but ugly as sin
(my own personal opinion), but we wheeled it up to
the winch queue. The pilot (old guy, but perfectly
competent), got in, usual checks, hooks on, up slack,
all out... then all of 400ft off the winch (flapping
its wings all the way! 13m wings aren't meant to flap
that much!). This was followed by a hurried low circuit
and an ungainly landing. Quick de breifing by a concerned
instructor, and the whole flapping charade repeats
itself. Third time lucky and the guy gets a circuit
in. My god it looked awkward in the air.

That day I swore I'd never fly one. They say you never
get a second chance at first impressions... Not everything
looks good in the air. Maybe I'm missing out? Nah...

p.s. I'm sure some nerd is going to come along and
tell my how many g's it's rated too and that it's built
like a kalashnikov but as beautiful as (insert beautiful
woman's name here), but this is just the impression
it gave me.

At 14:12 20 February 2006, Waduino wrote:
Funny though, no matter how *ugly* they may look on
the ground, they all
look beautiful in flight.
Wad.
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'Malcolm Austin' wrote in message
...
I see in another thread that some are looking for the
prettiest gliders,
set me
thinking, what's the ugliest (and picture links if
possible please!

Cheers,
Malcolm

Ok, now an argument has REALLY started. My husband and I are
disagreeing about the ugliest glider. I say a genesis is (short
squatty), whereas my husband says the genesis is really quite lovely.
His vote is for the "whale" RHJ-?.
I dunno, but Malcom, I don't have pictures of either, but you really
made us spit out our coffee laughing while reading your new thread.

MickiMinner wrote:
Ok, now an argument has REALLY started. My husband and I are
disagreeing about the ugliest glider. I say a genesis is (short
squatty), whereas my husband says the genesis is really quite lovely.
His vote is for the "whale" RHJ-?.
I dunno, but Malcom, I don't have pictures of either, but you really
made us spit out our coffee laughing while reading your new thread.

This thread has me thinking. I wonder how many of us manage to improve the
aesthetics of the glider?

Just a thought.
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Bruce Greeff
Std Cirrus #57
I'm no-T at the address above.

I did rather plagiarise the Most beautiful thread of course.

But is your t'other half really arguing, does he have permission to do that?

:-)

Malcolm...



"MickiMinner" wrote in message
oups.com...
Ok, now an argument has REALLY started. My husband and I are
disagreeing about the ugliest glider. I say a genesis is (short
squatty), whereas my husband says the genesis is really quite lovely.
His vote is for the "whale" RHJ-?.
I dunno, but Malcom, I don't have pictures of either, but you really
made us spit out our coffee laughing while reading your new thread.

Be nice now ! My whale isn't so ugly.
Perhaps you're just referring to the redneck paint job
(ie, many different colors and needing a paint job).
Its predecessor RHJ-7 is a bit dowdy, but not ugly...
See ya, Dave

PS: See what happens next time he wants a ride in it !