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	Schleicher ASW 20 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The ASW 20 is a FAI 15 metre Class glider designed by Gerhard Waibel and built by Alexander Schleicher GmbH and Co.
		Dick Johnson reported that the ASW20 was the first 15 m glider to demonstrate a measured a L/D in excess of 40/1.
		ASW20s are still flown in FAI 15 metre Class at Regional and National levels, and are also flown in Sports Class in the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_Schleicher_ASW_20 (611 words)

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		Class Total Impulse A 0 to 2,5 Newton Seconds (NS) B 2,51 to 5,00 NS C 5,01 to 10,00 NS D 10,01 to 20,00 NS E 20,01 to 40,00 NS F 40,01 to 80,00 NS A model rocket engine casing shall be made of non-metallic material of low thermal conductivity.
		In this competition, a parachute recovery device on the booster portion of the model will not be considered to be a supporting aerodynamic surface, but parachutes may be used to effect recovery of other portions of the entry.
		The purpose of the competition is to determine which model achieves the longest time of flight utilising a vertical or near vertical free-ballistic flight pattern under power within a 60 degree cone centred vertically on the launcher and a stable aerodynamic glide recovery.
	www.spacemodeling.org /sportcode4d.html (6470 words)

	Wings Taiwan
		However, what may be an easy handling play glider to a pilot with well developed skills can still be a handful to one who has still yet to master active piloting or gain the finesse needed to handle a twitchy wing in turbulence or at slow speeds.
		This shows you the glider has had its trim speed reduced to a point where it's damping is improved and the various tests (almost all of which are at trim speed) are more easily passed.
		Accept the Sport Class as now stretching from DHV1-2 thru 2, and view it as it has been, suitable for a second glider, or as a trade-down from the high-performance and competition classes.
	www.wingstaiwan.com /rant92.php (1409 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Parasite gliders are small gliders attached to the outside of larger conventional model rockets.
		By putting the stab at a slight angle to the wing, it aids in the transition of the glider from boost to glide, and prevents the "death dive" where the glider flys straight down.
		Glider stability is similar to a rocket stability, but a bit more complicated.
	www.faqs.org /ftp/pub/pub/faqs/model-rockets/gliders (5576 words)

	Synopsis of FAI Class 'RC Soaring' operation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This is the oldest of all R/C glider competition classes.
		What it is more challenging in this class is the designing approach of the model, as all three tasks must be flown with the same model, which must be trimed to achieve the minimum sinking speed in the first, the maximum gliding slope in the second, and the minimum drag in the third.
		F3H is a Cross Country racing for R/C gliders that is the single task is to fly a course from point A to point B or C etc. as fast as possible.
	home.clara.net /barcs/barcs-nf/f-classes-gliders.html (796 words)

	7.7 Competition Classes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In a World Class competition, a mass shall be specified by the Competition Director between the maximum gross mass and the lowest takeoff mass attainable by the heaviest entrant.
		The purpose of the Club Class is to preserve the value of older high performance gliders, to provide inexpensive but high quality international championships, and to enable pilots who do not have access to gliders of the highest standard of performance to take part in contests at the highest levels.
		The only limitation on entry of a glider into a Club Class competition is that it is within the range of handicap factors agreed for the competition.
	www.fai.org /gliding/book/print/49 (475 words)

	PANEL DISCUSSION: CLASS COMPETITION
		In general, in classes, I would feel much more comfortable about any class if I could sit down and say, well this is the obJective of the class and by putting limitations number one, two, three, and four, I am going to pursue that objective.
		As competition pilot, I agree with most of all pilots that we need a regulation which will make it impossible in the future to win a competition only by using the glider with extreme wing span which would allow a better performance of five or ten percent against all normal Open Class gliders.
		As competition pilot and as manufacturer of sailplanes, I am glad about the brand new German regulation with the one percent per meter score reduction for a glider with span more than 20 meters and score elevation for less than 20 meters.
	www.betsybyars.com /guy/soaring_symposia/71-class.html (3744 words)

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		Cargo Boost Glider Duration Competition comprises eight events open to any model rocket, one portion of which carries a payload, as defined below, in stable, gliding flight supported by aerodynamic lifting surfaces which sustain that portion aloft.
		If the gliding portion accidentally rips a streamer being used to recover another portion of the entry and the streamer becomes attached to the gliding portion, the entry may be qualified depending on the RSO ruling that the entry still glided and was not disqualified for other reasons.
		This competition is divided into classes based on the permissible total impulse of the motor(s).
	www.novaar.org /xxrules.htm (469 words)

	Cordele-2001 About the Championship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Sport class - a class open to all sailplanes, with handicaps to equalize performance.
		Regional competitions are held all across the country, typically lasting 5 to 7 days and involving 25 to 50 gliders in several competition classes.
		Competition pilots are amateurs who compete not for monetary rewards, but simply out of love for the sport.
	members.tripod.com /~ovesig/cordele2001_championship.htm (259 words)

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		The intent of this competition is to provide the sporting competition which points out versatility of space models' design and skills of competitors.
		It combines competitions in auto-rotation, streamer and parachute duratition with a same, single model, by changing means of recovery in subsequent rounds respectively.=20 12.6.2.
		PURPOSE The purpose of this competition is to achive the longest flight duration using different recovery systems with the same model: a) auto-rotation b) streamer c) parachute.
	members.aol.com /RBGliders/FAI_rule_changes.TXT (4723 words)

	36 Boost Glider Duration Competition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Boost Glider Duration Competition comprises nine events open to any model rocket, one portion of which returns to the ground in stable, gliding flight supported by aerodynamic lifting surfaces which sustain that portion against gravity.
		An entry that descends with parachute and/or streamer recovery device(s) permanently attached to the gliding portion of the model shall be disqualified.
		If the glider entry accidentally rips the motor pod’s recovery streamer and the streamer attaches itself to the glider, the entry may be qualified depending on the RSO ruling that the entry still glided and was not disqualified for other reasons.
	www.nar.org /pinkbook/36_BG.html (208 words)

	Wills Wing, Inc. - History and Future
		Although it started out as simply gliding down small hills on low performance kites, hang gliding over the last 28 years has evolved to include the ability to soar for hours with hawks and eagles, gain thousands of feet of altitude in thermal updrafts, and fly cross country over distances of hundreds of miles.
		In 1991, a Wills Wing hang glider was the first to fly farther than 300 miles in a single flight.
		In the 1980's paragliding, a new form of foot-launched gliding and soaring, was developed in Europe and soon migrated to the United States.
	www.willswing.com /articles/history.asp (790 words)

	USA Spacemodeling
		The purpose of the competition is to achieve as exactly as possible the given time of 360 seconds and to precisely land the model in a specified rectangular area 50 metres long.
		Established records for any class of model for which new rules or rule changes apply, such that the performance of that class of models is affected in any way, shall be retired whenever those new rules or rule changes become effective.
		In classes S4, S8 and S10, a flight is declared official if the model maintains a stable aerodynamic glide for at least 60 seconds, or it lands by stable flight.
	www.spacemodeling.org /new/events/2001_FAI_SM_RULES.html (13560 words)

	The Annual Falcon Hang Gliding X-C Contest
		Where: All of the US as divided into 4 sections in an attempt to make skill not site be the determining factor for the winners plus the rest of the world as a single (at this moment) World group due to some foreign entries.
		Comments: (A photo of pilot and glider would be nice for magazine use): You can paste the form/forms here
		If correspondence is by mail, please send a self addressed stamped envelope: You will be receiving a flight form that you will (make a bunch of copies of) fill out, have witnessed for each flight and which you should save in case verification of any of your flights is needed.
	www.angelfire.com /ct/instructor/falconxc.html (870 words)

	IPMS/USA Competition Handbook
		The following may be entered in the competition or put on display but can be presented only behind opaque screens or similar visual barriers and only where visitors are provided with a fair description, in written format, of the contents of the models behind the screen.
		In instances where removal of a case could cause damage, and where, in the judgment of the respective Class Head Judge, the case would not impede effective judging, the case may be left on for judging.
		The Chief Judge and Class Head Judges take pains every year to remind the judges to be aware of this problem and to be fair to all on this issue.
	www.ipmsusa.org /CompHandbook2002_noframes.html (11010 words)

	The R/C Aircraft Proving Grounds - International Miniature Aerobatic Club
		Contest committees are empowered to refuse permission to fly, or to disqualify any aircraft which, in their opinion, is not up to reasonably safe standards in materials, workmanship, radio installation or condition as a result of damage.
		Advancement to the next higher class shall be mandatory at the start of the next contest season after winning first place four (4) times in any 24 month period.
		All classes shall have the scheduled maneuvers scored on a scale of 10-0.
	www.geistware.com /rcmodeling/aerobatics/imac (1801 words)

	Buckminster Gliding Club > Members Area > Inter-Club Competition
		The Inter-Club League aims to encourage competitive cross-country flying on a less formal basis than National and Regional competitions, involving pilots at all levels of cross-country competence.
		The competition is split into Novice, Intermediate and Pundit classes with one pilot from each class flying for each competing club.
		Novices may fly any glider with a handicap of 100% or less, and must not carry water ballast.
	www.buckminstergc.co.uk /competitions/interclub.html (189 words)

	Airplay Paragliding School and Paraglider Equipment
		This glider and the Serial Class UP Trango, combined with the spectacular skills of the pilots that flew them, made 2003 the most successful competition season we have ever had.
		The handling is light and well coordinated and the glider is stable at all speeds, providing good safety margins to the comfort of all involved.
		But then in the last competition on La Reunion you were flying like it was just not you, which lead to “only” the third place in the PWC 2003.
	www.paraglide.com /Paragliders.html (2018 words)

	Region 8 Contests Homepage
		Seattle Glider Council pilots consistently score so high and show such great flights in the OLC.
		As always, we encourage new cross country pilots to explore competitive soaring by joining us in the Region 8 contest.
		Many of our experienced pilots are more than willing to offer mentoring to those new to competition.
	www.seattleglidercouncil.org /contests.html (188 words)

	Charles River Radio Controllers - Kansky Water Rocket Glider
		The glider is held onto the bottle by music wire hooks that I taped onto the bottle with strapping tape.
		These hooks latched on to the finger pegs used for throwing the hand-launch glider.
		After I attach the glider to the bottle I stretch the rubber band onto the very end of one of the finger pegs.
	www.charlesriverrc.org /media/1998/199812_kanskyrocket.html (1056 words)

	TU ECE News
		This year, Dr. Chen and Dr. Basu of the Mechanical Engineering Department are the advisors for a paper hang glider competition entitled ‘energy challenge 2003’.
		At the end of the class they had to test their designs for distance and accuracy.
		The objective of the Formula SAE competition, organized by SAE national, Ford, GM, and Chrysler, is to construct a prototype formula style race car.
	www.temple.edu /mechanicalengineering/news.htm (2654 words)

	Soaring Society of America - About Contests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Those who do well in National competitions are eligible for selection to the U.S. Soaring Team, which competes in World Gliding Competitions (held every other year).
		As a part of organizing sailplane competition, the SSA maintains the rules by which competitions are conducted.
		The successful bidder may (and is encouraged to) make application to the SSA for permission to use or exploit any of the commercial rights reserved to the SSA pursuant to the Policy, which may be granted by the SSA upon such terms and conditions as the SSA may agree.
	www.ssa.org /members/contestreports/contestreports.asp (716 words)

	Aviation Institute
		Bob is now an instructor for the Aviation Institute and plays a major role in the activities of the Aviation Resource Center (ARC) and the Advanced Simulation Facility (ASF) on the UNO Campus.
		By the age 16, he held an advanced hang glider rating and was traveling the US with his brother entering national USHGA competition meets.
		Bob’s ratings now include an ATP in multi engine, a Commercial Pilot in single engine and gliders, a Certificated Flight Instructor (SEL, MEL, Glider and Instrument), a tail wheel zealot, a glider tow pilot and holds AGI and IGI Ground Instructor certificates.
	www.unomaha.edu /ai/groundschool/moser.php (459 words)

	PBS - Scientific American Frontiers:Flying Free:Science Hotline:Carlos Mirales
		I am really interested in what types of classes you took at school and essentially what your stepping stones were to get to where you are now.
		Most of the classes were required, and I took some post graduate technical classes for electives.
		Most schools unfortunately do not offer many opportunities, either in class or in extracurricular activities, to gain experience working with other individuals as a team toward a common goal.
	www.pbs.org /saf/1109/hotline/hmirales.htm (2569 words)

	National Free Flight Society
		The intention of these events is to spur interest in the Free Flight gas and glider classes.
		By picking a "one design event" model at a national level, individuals may choose to compete in local and national "one design events" for that year sponsored by local clubs and the NFFS (at the NATS/USOC).
		The winners of this competition at each of these meets will receive cash awards.
	freeflight.org /competition/one_design.htm (544 words)

	Academy of Model Aeronautics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bob Banka of Bob's Aircraft Documentation gives a few pointers during his Scale Documentation in Competition Rules seminar, offered each day of the convention.
		The AMA booth stayed busy with questions from members and the general public.
		The "make-and-take" classes were popular with the kids.
	www.modelaircraft.org /highlights2.asp (122 words)

	Build Log - Build thread - Sailplane for speed 400 - RC Groups
		I think a lower gear ratio like 3:1 or 2.5:1 with the 6V motor might be better with a prop the size you have.
		It might be a good idea to see how people set up planes for Electroslot 400 or other Speed 400 based glider competition classes.
		If you get the right combination of gearbox, prop etc. I think a glider this size will fly nicely with the power available from a 400 motor.
	www.rcgroups.com /forums/showthread.php?t=441502 (1088 words)

	rec.models.rockets FAQ Part 08 - Boost and Rocket Gliders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		rec.models.rockets FAQ Part 08 - Boost and Rocket Gliders
		Here is a set of tips submitted by Iskandar Taib, a long time model plane enthusiast, and others.
		Try Mark Bundick's Parksley Eagle for 13mm 1/2A and A motors, available from NARTS in the "NIRA Glider Plans from 'The Leading Edge'" reprint.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/model-rockets/gliders (5602 words)

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