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Schweizer
SGS 1-35 |
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29-Jun-10
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Kevin Rodda
arrived back at Caboolture today with his recently
purchased Schweizer SGS
1-35 sailplane VH-WUC. It was a 6,500 kilometer road trip
(Brisbane, Dubbo, Broken Hill, Port Augusta, Coober Pedy,
Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Mt Isa, Longreach, Roma,
Chinchilla, Kingaroy, Caboolture, Brisbane) that included
3,040 kilometers of towing from Alice Springs to
Caboolture. |
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is the only 1-35 sailplane located outside of USA/Canada ... it was
imported new from the factory in 1977 by
Keith Woodward and was flown at Tocumwal until 1988 (350 hours and 250
landings), then stored in its trailer in a hangar for some 20 years.
Around two years ago, David Riley towed WUC from Tocumwal
to Alice Springs where it was again stored in its trailer
in a hangar until it was collected by Kevin on 26-Jun-10
to be towed back to Caboolture. |
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| WUC
in its trailer at Alice Springs |
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| David
Riley making sure that the load was secure and that the
trailer's lights, brakes etc are all OK for Kevin's trip from Alice Springs back to Caboolture
(39 driving hours). |
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| Trailer
and glider ready for departure from Bond Springs airstrip
(Alice Springs Gliding Club). |
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SGS 1-35 is an all-metal American 15 meter class,
single-seat, mid-wing, t-tailed, high performance 38:1
sailplane (built by Schweizer Aircraft Corporation of
Elmira New York). They were first flown in 1973 and a
total of 101 were completed by the time production ceased in 1982. Because the 15 meter class
allowed for flaps, the SGS 1-35 is equipped with
plain flaps that can be selected from −8 to +32
degrees for soaring and inter-thermal speed and +32 to +82
degrees for landing (it does not have air-brakes). |
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eighty SGS 1-35 sailplanes
are still in service.
It is a very safe glider, experiencing
relatively few accidents in over 50,000 flight hours. It is a low cost to own/maintain aircraft, and is
well suited for cross country and sport flying.
It can out-climb most 15m gliders due
to its low weight and has a respectable speed range. |
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