Sailplane Design and Record Flights

Authors

  • Jean-Marie Clément JMC Consulting Group Via delle Forze Armate 26, Milano 20147 Italy

Keywords:

Deaign, Training and Safety

Abstract

On 23 November 2003, the author flew the first declared out-and-return flight of 2.000 km in the history of motorless aviation.  He reflects here on the design of sailplanes for gliding record flights.  He describes equipment for this purpose to improve safety and comfort during high altitude and long flights above hostile terrain.

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Vol. 30 No. 4 (2006)

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