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pecofly
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 Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 9:58 am Post subject: 1977 Made in Canada state of the art HG |
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Here is a brand new state of the art Eagle Cloud made by Barrie Howie in Invermere British Columbia Canada
This beauty had the latest in deflexors and Truncated wing tips
Plus sail battens.
This glider took second place in the 1976 world championships by Dean Kupchanko from Invermere
Brand new price for me was $1,000.dollars straight from the factory.
Yep, we had hang glider manufacturers in Canada back then.
I had even flown a standard glider my buddy had made back then.
He claimed that it had a 5:1 glide ratio
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Highvoltage
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 10:51 am Post subject: |
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I want one !! Finally I can trow my old Sport 2 in the garbage !!
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xerxes
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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I really like seeing these "missing link" pictures. It's interesting seeing the evolution of gliders from basically a tarp on sticks, to a modern wing.
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Brian
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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Nice Pic! I just can't believe you guys flew those things  My hat's off to the pioneers!!
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| I really like seeing these "missing link" pictures. It's interesting seeing the evolution of gliders from basically a tarp on sticks, to a modern wing. |
Xerxes,
Here is my personal "evolution".  The Albatross Sail Glider (ASG-21C) is a better version of the Eagle Cloud (both being truncated-tip gliders). Hey, if the wingtips don't fly, chop them off and build in some fixed-tip dive recovery there, right? Nothing, before or since, has ever lifted you as hard in a thermal as the ASGs.
http://www.xmission.com/~red/history/history.htm
Once, they let the flexwings of the day compete against the Fledglings at the USHGA Regionals; the results were called "Massacre by Fledgling".
Cheers,
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pecofly
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject: a few more oldies |
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here,s a few more oldies
One is an original Seagull with bent leading edges.
One of the great technological advances of the day.
Another portrait of meself when I was a mere lad
One teaching my Ma
One of A WW XC of the early days, probably 1976or 77
And one of Barrie Howie flying one of his High performance Standards
called a "Mirage"
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pecofly
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject: few more |
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Couple more
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pecofly
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject: Hey Red |
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Man you go back there too.
Nice to see some dino,s still around.
We need to form Tyredactal club or something.
Get a few more of these old pix outta the woodwork.
I got many more, just need to get some digitals of them.
PeteR
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spekkinout
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, nothing has changed up there at all, save for the equipment and less facial hair! 
I've sat on that rock at lower launch, the one beside the dude in the Seagull, watching conditions, preparing to fly, so many times....
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pecofly
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:20 pm Post subject: hEY pEDRO |
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Kinda crazy when ya think of it hey.
Our fly place has not changed at all in the last 33 years.
Wonder how many sites like ours around?
PeteR
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pecofly
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:21 pm Post subject: hEY pEDRO |
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Kinda crazy when ya think of it hey.
Our fly place has not changed at all in the last 33 years.
Wonder how many sites like ours around?
PeteR
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pecofly
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:21 pm Post subject: hEY pEDRO |
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Kinda crazy when ya think of it hey.
Our fly place has not changed at all in the last 33 years.
Wonder how many sites like ours around?
PeteR
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Rob McKenzie
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| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:30 am Post subject: |
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| Any idea what ever happened to the guys at the shop there in Invermere? Dean Kupchenko, Barrie Howie and JohnDuthie. I spent a rainy Aug 75 in that area. John had recently set some new XC record. A whopping 19 miles or something like that when a gust front caught him off guard and sent him south from Mt Swansea. Nancy Green's (skier) brother Ken was killed at Swansea not too many days after that as well. Wild times.
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pecofly
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| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:58 am Post subject: Rob |
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Hey Rob
You by any chance know Albert Martynko and Russ from Mcbride BC?
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pecofly
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| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:02 am Post subject: Rob |
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And maybe I know you too hey?
How about Bruce Robinson , Invermere?
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