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07-03-09, 08:40 AM
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Silent Hunter
 
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There may be hope for GM yet..
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07-03-09, 08:56 AM
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Navy Seal
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Oh V8s have their uses (although not in cars). We use one to launch our gliders.
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Putting Germ back into Germany. 
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07-03-09, 10:47 AM
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Seasoned Skipper
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Or a rocking chair....
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07-03-09, 11:08 AM
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Planesman
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Top Gear = Awesome.
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07-03-09, 12:08 PM
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Chief of the Boat
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The chainsaw
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07-03-09, 10:10 PM
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Lucky Jack
 
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Now that is very inventive 
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07-04-09, 04:50 AM
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Navy Seal
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The winch is a American V8 car engine from the mid 50ies and it is mounted on a German WWII truck.
It pulls the glider from 0 to 50 m.p.h. in about 2.5 sec. (well I didn't use a stop watch this is rather a gut feeling but you are in no time at take off speed)
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07-04-09, 07:04 AM
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Chief of the Boat
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A sowing machine
 Whatever next? 
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07-04-09, 07:18 AM
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Im curious what is the average altitude at release? Do you have find some lift SOON or else start planning your approach soon?
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07-04-09, 08:03 AM
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Jeremy tries to kill a Toyota pickup truck: The smallest car in the world: Race across Japan: |
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07-04-09, 10:11 AM
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Navy Seal
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But it also depends very much on the plane you use. The one in the vid is an ASK13 which is a rather old double seated school plane made of wood, canvas and a steel pipe frame. It has a less than stellar performance but it is forgiving, cheap, easy to repair and by that an ideal school plane for small clubs like ours. If you take more modern single seated planes made of GRP then your chances of staying in the air are much better.
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