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September 24th 12, 02:02 PM
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Longest Flight in a wooden glider?
Was Wally Scott's August 23rd 1967 flight of 888km from Odessa, Texas to
Casa Grande, Arizona in Ka-6E the longest flight in a wooden glider? or has anyone flown a 1000km in a wooden glider ? Google search didn't reveal the answer. 
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September 24th 12, 03:32 PM
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Longest Flight in a wooden glider?
David Stevenson has flown close to a 1000 km OLC in a Ka-6 on the Appalachians several years ago.
Define "wooden"  The AS-W12 probably has more balsa in it than fiberglass, volume-wise.A true "wooden" 1000 km zig-zag on the Sierra Nevada / White Mts. is certainly possible in wave or on a good thermal day.
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September 24th 12, 09:13 PM
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Longest Flight in a wooden glider?
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... David Stevenson has flown close to a 1000 km OLC in a Ka-6 on the Appalachians several years ago. Define "wooden" The AS-W12 probably has more balsa in it than fiberglass, volume-wise. A true "wooden" 1000 km zig-zag on the Sierra Nevada / White Mts. is certainly possible in wave or on a good thermal day. Not Staight Distance, but 1000KM OLC flight in a 6E had been done. http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0...ml?dsId=326850 Peter (Ka-6Cr owner)
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September 25th 12, 12:17 AM
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Longest Flight in a wooden glider?
At 20:13 24 September 2012, Peter von Tresckow wrote:
wrote in message ... David Stevenson has flown close to a 1000 km OLC in a Ka-6 on the Appalachians several years ago. Define "wooden" The AS-W12 probably has more balsa in it than fiberglass, volume-wise. A true "wooden" 1000 km zig-zag on the Sierra Nevada / White Mts. is certainly possible in wave or on a good thermal day. Not Staight Distance, but 1000KM OLC flight in a 6E had been done. http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0...ml?dsId=326850 Peter (Ka-6Cr owner) Impressive - but what about a 'proper' FAI 1000k flight?
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#5
September 25th 12, 04:55 AM
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Longest Flight in a wooden glider?
Impressive - but what about a 'proper' FAI 1000k flight?
There are still a few frontiers left in the world, it seems.
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#6
September 26th 12, 11:45 PM
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Longest Flight in a wooden glider?
On Sep 24, 10:55*pm, Tony wrote:
Impressive - but what about *a 'proper' FAI 1000k flight? There are still a few frontiers left in the world, it seems.
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