Volume 16 No 1 Feb 1965.pdf - Lakes Gliding Club

edited unwisely. We have now completedrepair of our T.2l mainly by theefforts of Roy Bullers. Our Swallowhas had its C. of A. and is ba,ck inaction. The club hangar is comp,lete,including door, and the T.2l just pasSeSthrough with a dainty flick of its tail.Wc are going to send some of our memberson a course to the Mynd to learnhow to stack aircraft. Our new T.21 isawaiting collection from Slingsbys butas we are unable to afford the fare, weare looking for anyone coming here fora holiday from V.K. with a hookedaeroplane. Having now got our aircraftsorted out we are frustrated by weather.In the summer we get inversions and inthe winter we get rain and mud, evenmor,e than Lasham at the last Nationals.W.e lose Don Holliday next monthand have gained Peter Latham in hisplace. Chris WiIliams has also returnedto V.K. and his brother, Pete, is shortlyto follow, both have been great assets totbe club. The Christmas party was verywell attended, which is more than canbe said for the ground instruction lectures.J. D. B.OVERSEAS NEWS. ..~-•.:..AUSTRALIAMAI.COLM JINKS, aged 19, ofWaikerie G.C., won both theSouth Australian G.A. Winter Trophyand tbe Orange Week Trophy for thesecond year in succession. He holds thenational goal-ar.d-reiurn record. 240miles.Orange Week was held at Waikeriefrom 1st to 9th August. Six clubs entered10 aircraft. Nine cross-countriesadded up to 827 miles, the ~t being228 miles by Malcolm links in a K-6."Such distances in winter have onlybeen dreamed of up till now," saysAuslralian Glidin/?Malcolm links made his notable flighton 5th August. after a cold from hadpassed during the night and brought a20-k!. S.W. wind. Typical Cumulusstarted at 10.30 and cloud streets formedlater with a base at 5-6,000 ft. His flighttook 50} hours.-Auslralian Glidin!?Further details ef the 15-metre Boomerang(ES-69), which is expected to takepart in this year's World Championships,have been received:The willg profiles used are the FX82series of sections developed by Wortmann.Special techniques have beendeveloped to ensure an accurate andstable wing surface which will be relativelyinex~nsive and easy to repair.The wing is constructed on an accurates~el tube jib. The main spar is of "improvedwood" with normal truss spruceribs machined against templates to anaccura.le profile. The thick 2.5-mm. fiveplyskin extends behind the main spar toapproximately 60 per cent of ,the wingchord. The leading edge is mouldedv. G. Aircraft LimitedEfficient and speedy C of As.Repairs, also trailers, toyour specification.Workshopl:-Tring Road, DunstablePhone: Ounslable 63419