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  • Cover photo on June Soaring magazine?

    From John Sinclair@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 16 06:30:42 2022
    What ship is shown on the cover of June Soaring magazine? The front cover note doesn’t say………….you can tell, I know, do you?
    JJ

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  • From AS@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu Jun 16 15:01:17 2022
    On Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 9:30:46 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    What ship is shown on the cover of June Soaring magazine? The front cover note doesn’t say………….you can tell, I know, do you?
    JJ

    LS4

    Uli
    'AS'

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  • From John Sinclair@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 17 05:58:41 2022
    On Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 3:01:21 PM UTC-7, AS wrote:
    On Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 9:30:46 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    What ship is shown on the cover of June Soaring magazine? The front cover note doesn’t say………….you can tell, I know, do you?
    JJ
    LS4

    No, not an LS-4
    The photo clearly shows a rudder counterbalance that extends forward 8 or 10 inches ahead of the hinge line. I believe there is only one manufacturer that does that and it isn’t Rolladin-Schneider!
    JJ

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  • From R-gmail@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri Jun 17 08:00:00 2022
    On Friday, June 17, 2022 at 8:58:45 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    On Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 3:01:21 PM UTC-7, AS wrote:
    On Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 9:30:46 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    What ship is shown on the cover of June Soaring magazine? The front cover note doesn’t say………….you can tell, I know, do you?
    JJ
    LS4
    No, not an LS-4
    The photo clearly shows a rudder counterbalance that extends forward 8 or 10 inches ahead of the hinge line. I believe there is only one manufacturer that does that and it isn’t Rolladin-Schneider!
    JJ

    Schempp-Hirth logo at the bottom of the rudder.
    No flaps.
    I'd have to guess "Discus"?

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  • From Dee@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 17 09:06:42 2022
    Clearly a bi-wing glider from the 1930's.

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  • From John Sinclair@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri Jun 17 11:56:00 2022
    On Friday, June 17, 2022 at 9:06:46 AM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote:
    Clearly a bi-wing glider from the 1930's.



    I think your correct calling it a Discus. I was thinking Nimbus-3, but there clearly is no flaps.
    JJ

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  • From Frank Whiteley@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri Jun 17 14:25:17 2022
    On Friday, June 17, 2022 at 12:56:04 PM UTC-6, [email protected] wrote:
    On Friday, June 17, 2022 at 9:06:46 AM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote:
    Clearly a bi-wing glider from the 1930's.
    I think your correct calling it a Discus. I was thinking Nimbus-3, but there clearly is no flaps.
    JJ
    Discus, as in Duo. The photo was submitted by the back seater.

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  • From John Sinclair@21:1/5 to Frank Whiteley on Fri Jun 17 15:08:23 2022
    On Friday, June 17, 2022 at 2:25:21 PM UTC-7, Frank Whiteley wrote:
    On Friday, June 17, 2022 at 12:56:04 PM UTC-6, [email protected] wrote:





    On Friday, June 17, 2022 at 9:06:46 AM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote:
    Clearly a bi-wing glider from the 1930's.
    I think your correct calling it a Discus. I was thinking Nimbus-3, but there clearly is no flaps.
    JJ

    Yep, your right. I owned a Discus 1& 2 and couldn’t remember either one of them using that rudder, but the Duo Discus did and it didn’t have flaps.
    Discus, as in Duo. The photo was submitted by the back seater.

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