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GliderPilot · 09-24-2007, 02:29 PM

There is no special glider for long distance flying, but the higher performance aircraft with a longer wingspan, in excess of 20 meters are best. The record distance was flown in a Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4DM. This is a 2 seat, high performance glider. It was flown by a very experienced flyer using wave systems in South America to fly long distances around multiple turnpoints up and down the Andes mountain range, wery fast. (150 knots or so. That's fast for a glider).

09-24-2007, 02:29 PM	#9
GliderPilot Collector Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 448	Re: Dedicated to gliding and gliders There is no special glider for long distance flying, but the higher performance aircraft with a longer wingspan, in excess of 20 meters are best. The record distance was flown in a Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4DM. This is a 2 seat, high performance glider. It was flown by a very experienced flyer using wave systems in South America to fly long distances around multiple turnpoints up and down the Andes mountain range, wery fast. (150 knots or so. That's fast for a glider).