VGC News/Newsletters - Lakes Gliding Club

closed trailer. price: 10,000 DM. Contact Martin Wezel, Tel:
+497121-68408 Germany. after 1800 hrs.
T30B Slingsby PREFECT Nose Cone. Also photocopies of
manuals (including colour copies of structural drawings) £5 +
postage. Nev Churcher Tel: 1705 527202. after 8 pm and
during weekends.
SLlNGSBY DART 17R BGA 1317 built in 1966.with trailer.
With instruments and radio and 12 months C of A. 900
launches, £6,000 but no reasonable offer refused. It can be
seen at Dunstable. Tel: 0181-550 8046.
SLINGSBY T51 DART 17R Mk.3.BGA 1250. Works
Number 147 with trailer.It used to belong to Chris Ridell.
Offers to Peter Woodcock, Orchard House, Brookhouse
Laughton, Sheffield, S25 lYA. Tel: 01909-561479.We understand
that it has passed its metal wing spar tests. It has recently
been restored to immaculate condition by Ken Blake.
ME 163B ~eplica. Wooden fuslage. No power unit, no fuel,
no armour and unarmed, 110 retracting skid etc. It has a built in
landing wheel. Very good flight handling qualities like the real
thing. It can be aerotowed by normal gliding club towplanes.It
is painted bright red and looks like the real "Komet" in flight
but it is very much lighter than the genuine article. Thermal
soaring capability doubtful but it depends on the thermal. The
reason for sale is because the LBA will not give it a C ofA but
it has already flown 10 times successfully. Offers to: Seppl
Kurz, Bergerstrasse 53, 60316 Frankfurt am Maine, Germany.
INSTRUMENT PANEL for Slingsby T,21B complete with
original instruments because we have changed to metric ones.
Send a fax to Rolf Algotson. Sweden, +46472 26 21 08 for
more information.
RHONADLER 32 original drawings dated 1932. These are
92% complete with probably only the 3-view drawing
missing. They were bought from Schleichers in 1935, all
sheets have original Schleichers stamp on them. Reason for
Sale. The owner wishes to build a 1930s French Type and
needs the money. Norbert Mosson: Tel: (33) 2 351 36019.
BROCHURES containing documentation, photos and scale
3-view drawings which are ideal for modellers. These are for
RHONBUSSARD, La-lOO ZWERGREIHER, DFS WEIHE,
FW WEIHE 50, Ky 524k STOSSER, Goppingen I WOLF,
GOEVIER, DFS HABICHT E-l, DOPPELRAAB 4, Ka-6
RHONSEGLER, Ka 1 RHONLAUS. Each brochure is in full
colour and contains 68 pages. C.Wills and the Ed have seen
the first one and can vouch for its fine quality. For more than
10 years Hans-Jiirgen Fischer has been producing these for
Model magazines and he is now to offer them as brochures
every 3 months. They can be obtained from: Modellsport
Verlag Gmbh, Postfach 2109, D-7649I Baden Baden,
Germany. Each brochure is DM 19.80 and can be paid for by
cheque, Eurocheque or Bankers Card giving Number of card
and its Expiry date.
AERON, Bmo spol,s,r,o,Traubova 6, 657 31 Bma, div, 02,
Lestiste Medlanky, Czech Republic. This firm specializes in
the restoration of old gliders and aeroplanes. Primary inspections
can be done free of charge. Also arrangements can be
made to pick up and deliver sailplanes from and to their
owners. The firm does quality work and is responsible for the
condition of many of the old gliders flying in the Czech
Republic.
Ka6CR BGA 2287 Competition No 572, Built 1965, excellent
condition, Tab trimmer, Ceconite fabric, Nose and Belly
hooks, Parachute, Baragraph, AMF aluminium trailer, Rigging
aids, Tow-out gear, New C of A. Based Lasham, £5950 Ian
Smith, Tel 01705 592839 eves/weekends. or 01705 475254
ext 226 daytime.
WANTED
Copy of the manual for the Spalinger S15K to buy or loan,
also drawings or details of modification to add a winch hook.
Johan Kieckans, Gefusilleerdenstraat 11, B-93oo, Aalst,
Belgium Tel 0032(0)53170 46 52.
Olympia 463 Canopy & Parts, also Main Spar & Tailplane
rigging pins. John Lee. Tel 01903 721099
Port (Left) Wing complete with Aileron for a Grunau Baby
3. Contact Neil Clark. Tel: 01425-610548. This would save a
long repair! (Neil is an approved Airframe Welder if anyone
needs this sort of service)
Bubble Canopy and for Frame for Slingsby Swallow.
Bubble's condition is unimportant as I want to build an open
cockpit collar. Contact Ken Summers Tel: 01784-458484
(Staines)
Owners manual for Slingsby T49 Capstan original or photocopy.
Contact: Jan Scott, 12582 Lutheran Church Road,
Lovettsville, VA 20180, USA.
Skid Rubbers for T 21 b. Contact John Rogers.Tel: 0181948
6381.
Pair of Wings for a Bijave. Contact Mike O'Donnel, 21
Queen Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Horare, Zimbabwe.
Old Glider complete or in any condition to pass on to hard up
member. 01782-773410.
URGENTLY REQUIRED, a sound covered trailer for a Ka
6. The existing one is terminally ill and asking to be put down.
Cecilia O'Reilly Tel 003531 6240221 email cecaoreilly
@hotmail.com
Front Cover: A T21 about to take off at Wachtesberg in
1997 seen from the shade of another T21 by Johann
Schreiner.
Back Cover: The exquisite work that went into Otto Grau's
Rhonsperber is shown in this photo by Johann Schreiner.
Published by:
The Vintage Glider Club
Wings
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Tel: 01491 839245
Editor: Graham Ferrier
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