Name that Flying Machine

[treadigraph]

Vaguely reminds me of an assault glider!

[dduxbury310]

Sorry chaps, just a looker on this site, afraid have no means of posting images at present. Will this situation result in a dog fight or something? Ah, no, of course not, all thorough gentlemen here!





DDX, there's no reason why you can't post images: you have no restrictions in place from PPRuNe,

Senior Pilot

[India Four Two]

dux,

You can upload images from your device directly to PPRuNe. In the Reply dialog, just click on the picture icon:


and follow the instructions.

[longer ron]

Although I have never seen a photo of the glider - I would go for it being the one and only Peak 100 2 seater,designed by Harry Midwood who at one time was chief designer with EoN (Elliots of Newbury).

Sorry but OH if correct.

Edit to add - maybe taken at Long Mynd ??

[treadigraph]

Blimey, excellent call there Longer Ron!

Bit of detective work found another source of interesting reading material!

Page 68-69 has item and photos on the Peak 100 progress:
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/re...s-gliding-club

Many copies of Sailplane and Gliding and other gliding-related material, courtesy of the Lakes Gliding Club.
https://www.yumpu.com/user/lakesgc.co.uk

Think the Capstan was a more attractive proposition!

[fauteuil volant]

More here.

[longer ron]

Blimey Treadi and fauteuil - you did well to find pics of the Peak glider - I failed miserably LOL

[India Four Two]

longer ron has it - the Peak 100.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_100

I found the same copy of S&G as treadders did, at a different URL: http://www.lakesgc.co.uk/mainwebpage...Aug%201963.pdf

Here are the relevant pages:





That particular issue of S&G has some fascinating stuff in it - that was the year that Peter Scott won the nationals.

I haven't been able to find out what happened to the Peak 100.

Think the Capstan was a more attractive proposition!

I agree - much nicer to look at and very pleasant to fly.

longer ron has control.

[fauteuil volant]

Originally Posted by India Four Two

I haven't been able to find out what happened to the Peak 100.

It became BGA 1140, if that helps to focus your search.

[longer ron]

Many apologies but it will have to be OH

Great find IFT btw - nice to see some pics of the beast

[treadigraph]

The Peak's CofA expired in '76 according a book I've got. No other details sadly...

[Monty Niveau]

Originally Posted by India Four Two

What was the designer thinking of with that nose-shape?

Errr, lift?

[fauteuil volant]

Originally Posted by longer ron

Many apologies but it will have to be OH

As no-one else seems to want to pick up the baton and run with it .....

[fauteuil volant]

..... and there was me, running with the baton, and when I looked around there was no-one else on the track!

[Self loading bear]

I will reach out to take your baton and continue the relay.
Falcon XP?

[fauteuil volant]

Nope, not a Falcon XP. It's a two seat canard designed by a naval architect from Brest. I believe that there are only a handful of them flying.

[India Four Two]

... when I looked around there was no-one else on the track!

We were all busy on computers, trying to find an obscure canard!

[treadigraph]

I just through it was too 'kin 'ard...

[fauteuil volant]

I won't prolong the agony. The canard is a Flipper-bi, designed by naval architect Paul Lucas of Brest in, I believe, the 1990s. Open House please.

[India Four Two]

Well done, it is not often a challenge defeats the assembled pundits. You can drop the baton and sink gracefully into your armchair!

Even knowing the name, it's not very common on the Internet: