What is it? 2
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:00 pmThink this might be a tad more difficult. Never seen one before yet I recognised it immediately. What is it?
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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:00 pmRe: What is it? 2
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:12 pmIs it the lesser spotted Fozzer?
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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:15 pmNo idea, but looks like great fun! 
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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:15 pmIts VW powered.........
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:50 amIts VW powered.........
Indeed it is.
Clue: I flew a slightly different version of this in the ATC (Air Cadets).
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:53 amIt looks like a Slingsby with a VW air cooled engine shoved in the front....
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:54 amGerman? So not Foz, I know he likes his more Japanese. 
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:26 amIt looks like a Slingsby with a VW air cooled engine shoved in the front....
Correct. It's a modified Slingsby T. 31B Tandem Tutor (RAF Kirby Cadet Mk. III) glider. It has a simple undercarriage instead of the original skid & the fuel tank fits nicely in the covered over front cockpit.
This is what it originally looked like. Not much difference except for the engine.
It's only just been completed & this was its first outing.
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 7:24 amWow... I certainly recognized that wing, but didn't think it was a modded glider.
Looks like they're using a full VW engine, not a half of one, as is more typical. What a great idea- must get excellent mileage!
Looks like they're using a full VW engine, not a half of one, as is more typical. What a great idea- must get excellent mileage!