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| Everyone Plays episode Ailerons Description |
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| Opening sequence: Demonstration of Soaring Flight at the Museum of Science Boston. A four foot wingspan walkalong glider is flown in the basement of the blue wing at the museum to the delight of visitors. video of flight of the Jumbo Walkalong Glider |
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| Cut to glider being towed to launch point at Sterling Airport, Sterling MA. Description of wind blowing not only horizontal but also up as well as down. |
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| Glider takes off being pulled by tow plane using 300ft tow rope. At Left, the tow plane taxis into position in front of the glider. The ground crew in the white shirt will hook the rope first to the tow plane, then to the glider.
The cocpit sequences include takeoff (below), thermalling and landing (bottom). |
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| Landing at Sterling (view video clip). back to home page Copyright Phil Rossoni 10/24/05 |
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