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What is it? 2

Postby Hagar » Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:00 pm

Think this might be a tad more difficult. Never seen one before yet I recognised it immediately. What is it?

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Re: What is it? 2

Postby Craig. » Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:12 pm

Is it the lesser spotted Fozzer? ;D
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Re: What is it? 2

Postby Ecko » Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:15 pm

No idea, but looks like great fun! 8)
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Re: What is it? 2

Postby Rifleman » Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:15 pm

Its VW powered.........
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Re: What is it? 2

Postby Hagar » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:50 am

Its VW powered.........

Indeed it is.

Clue: I flew a slightly different version of this in the ATC (Air Cadets).
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Re: What is it? 2

Postby ozzy72 » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:53 am

It looks like a Slingsby with a VW air cooled engine shoved in the front....
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Re: What is it? 2

Postby Craig. » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:54 am

German? So not Foz, I know he likes his more Japanese. :D
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Re: What is it? 2

Postby Hagar » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:26 am

It 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.
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It's only just been completed & this was its first outing.
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Re: What is it? 2

Postby beaky » Thu Oct 05, 2006 7:24 am

Wow... 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! ;D
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