Call that a glider? by tinkerb

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27-JUN-2010	C.Bell

Call that a glider?

I must admit I have never seen a glider like this - rather ingenious, the small engine folds back down into the fuselage after take off. I was going to crop out the wind sock, but thought better of it.

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Jarek M		05-Sep-2013 05:56
Self-launching. Very common noways.

waterfalls man		26-Sep-2010 01:39
Great Capture V!!

Doug Cruden		01-Jul-2010 20:35
LOL, what a strange contraption indeed! Ingenious though :o)

Pete Hemington		28-Jun-2010 10:04
Sail boats have engines, why not gliders with engines too. A bit like coasting in a car in neutral. Perhaps this would be a serious low energy form of transport. Thanks for the inspiration.

nrcorby		27-Jun-2010 22:10
Now I know what I heard and saw up Deeside last weekend - a glider and the noise of a tow plane - but no tow plane in sight. Is it cheating? Do they power up the engine when no one is looking? (The gliding equivalent of using the clone tool in Photoshop?) Good call to leave the windsock where it is.

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