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Caboolture Gliding Club

Soar like an eagle on silent wings in a friendly, cooperative club atmosphere from our base at Caboolture Airfield on Queensland's beautiful Sunshine Coast. New members and visitors are always welcome.

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Motor Blanik MkII

Another Bert Persson masterpiece of years gone by!
  

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In gliding mode with prop feathered.

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The cowl was open during engine run and closed on shut down.
 
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Digital video wasn't around in those days! The configuration shown wasn't too bad. However, imagine a wing-tip mount of the camera counter-balanced by a weight slung under the opposite wing (so as to be out of view) and then doing aerobatics!
 
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A somewhat younger Bert prepares his creation ...and then beats up the field ...see below!
 

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