Projet AUSTRIA Elefant

Fotor · Stagiaire Posteur Inscrit le: 26 Mar 2010 Âge: 49

Diese Siegel ist vielleicht zu schwierig fur den plotter.

VinceC · Apprenti Posteur Inscrit le: 07 Jan 2007

I have drawings of this postal stamp as well

Fotor · Stagiaire Posteur Inscrit le: 26 Mar 2010 Âge: 49

I received the files from Vince. Thanks Vince!

Fotor · Stagiaire Posteur Inscrit le: 26 Mar 2010 Âge: 49

Vince, the logo's you sent me have been applied. Now the plane really looks like it should.

I made a flight at the Wasserkuppe. It was a bit nerve-wrecking. The slope wind was not too good, but thermal conditions had been very steady and reliable that day. I decided (after long doubts) I should be able to fly the Elefant. At first it stayed up pretty well, but after trying a different area the plane went down. I have been on downwind for a landing field some 50 meters below the hill, but when turning final the airplane started a gradual climb. I decided to continue trying and somehow managed to get the plane back to horizon level. The vario log showed later that the airplane has been 50 meters below start elevation! Landing was uneventfull.

A movie of the flight (with 6 onboard cams!):
http://vimeo.com/11118611

Christian · Posté le: 22/04/2010 16:12 Sujet du message:

Christian

Benoit1664 · Posté le: 22/04/2010 19:23 Sujet du message:

BRILLIANT!! [amen]

Jac50 · Posté le: 22/04/2010 20:00 Sujet du message:

Très belle réalisation, [good2]

un beau vol, [clap]

des moyens téchniques à la hauteur de l'événement. Very Happy

Du suspens [peur]

, jusqu'à la fin on se demande [humm]

à quoi sert la caméra sur le patin.
Félicitations. [clap]

Jacques.

Anonyme · Serial Posteur Inscrit le: 26 Jan 2006

great flight Congratulatiions ! a good idea, the cam on the skid ! [clap]

Nicolas M · Posté le: 23/04/2010 06:37 Sujet du message:

Awesome flight and beautiful glider, what a fineness ratio!!

[amen]

Nicolas

Frédéric · Posté le: 23/04/2010 09:34 Sujet du message:

Bravo ! Superbe !
[clap]

Amicalement
Frédéric Wink

czirh · Posté le: 23/04/2010 13:25 Sujet du message:

Bravo, Süper..! [clap]

mat2verre · Posté le: 28/04/2010 22:57 Sujet du message:

Excellent, a very sensual flight!!!

We expect to be at the wasserkuppe!!!

++

Mat

Fotor · Stagiaire Posteur Inscrit le: 26 Mar 2010 Âge: 49

I'm still shy with all your comments on the Wasserkuppe video. Thanks guys.

One more suspense video..... Look at the leafs at 3'12 in this one. A few cm lower could have caused serious damage. This oldtimer turns out to be not so good in flying against a strong headwind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdfCaTRT6YA

I noticed that the own sink of the Elefant was 1,5 m/s, pretty much. I removed 75 grams of lead, and now it has come down to 1-1,2 m/s. I will do some more tuning on coming flights, I hope to improve even more.

Fotor · Stagiaire Posteur Inscrit le: 26 Mar 2010 Âge: 49

Yesterday my Elefant made it's first flight on my 'home'slope on the Dutch coast. Perfect weather and a lot of fellow-flyers present, a beautiful day.

http://www.vimeo.com/13933770

caralp_laurent · Posté le: 09/08/2010 07:07 Sujet du message:

Hi !
Beautiful Very Happy

Lolométéo

czirh · Posté le: 25/08/2010 11:18 Sujet du message:

Süper flying... [clap]