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Oct 4^th, 2006 at 5:00pm

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

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Reply #1 - Oct 4^th, 2006 at 5:12pm

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Is it the lesser spotted Fozzer? Grin

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Reply #2 - Oct 4^th, 2006 at 6:15pm

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No idea, but looks like great fun! 8)

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Reply #3 - Oct 5^th, 2006 at 12:15am

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

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Reply #4 - Oct 5^th, 2006 at 6:50am

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

Indeed it is.

Clue: I flew a slightly different version of this in the ATC (Air Cadets).

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Reply #5 - Oct 5^th, 2006 at 6:53am

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It looks like a Slingsby with a VW air cooled engine shoved in the front....

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Reply #6 - Oct 5^th, 2006 at 6:54am

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German? So not Foz, I know he likes his more Japanese. Cheesy

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Reply #7 - Oct 5^th, 2006 at 7:26am

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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.

It's only just been completed & this was its first outing.

« Last Edit: Oct 5^th, 2006 at 8:35am by Hagar »

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Reply #8 - Oct 5^th, 2006 at 8:24am

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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! Grin

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