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Uploaded: 09/02/15 8:56 AM GMT
People In The Air 15
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The German D-KHJS, a self-launching type ASK 21 MI sailplane with a retractable IAE R50-AA rotary engine with a fixed pitch propeller mounted behind the wing, high in the sky above Zeeland, The Netherlands.

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::Ramad
09/02/15 9:04 AM GMT
Excellent shot of this glider against a beautiful sky and with great clarity Cornelius.
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Smooth seas do not make skilful sailors.
.GIGIBL
09/02/15 9:24 AM GMT
Great shot very well captured Cornelius.
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::biffobear
09/02/15 9:34 AM GMT
I've been up in a Glider pulled by rope and take off was almost vertical..Scarey it was...Good picture of a fine aircraft..R.
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I wish I was a Glow Worm, a Glow Worm's never glum, 'cause how can you be grumpy, when the sun shines out your bum?
::tigger3
09/02/15 11:57 AM GMT
Perfect focus and so clear, you have not lost your touch, my friend. Tigs
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::Jimbobedsel
09/02/15 12:18 AM GMT
Magnificent light, color and clarity, Mr. C. I can even see the pilot smiling at you. Excellent camera work as always.
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.Dunstickin
09/02/15 1:00 PM GMT
You must have been 'high-up' to snap this one old friend lol
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::trixxie17
09/02/15 7:34 PM GMT
I didn't understand much of the info Mr. C. but I know a cool and excellent shot when I see it!
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. . . "What a desolate place would be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome." A.J. Balfour
::jerseygurl
09/02/15 7:56 PM GMT
Gliding into the wild blue yonder beautifully Cornelius - Excellent!!!!!
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::corngrowth
09/03/15 7:45 AM GMT
I fully understand that my (technical) narrative of this post is 'abracadabra' to some of you. I had to realize this, so think I should have said: "A sailplane of the type ASK 21 MI can launch itself by a retractable engine/motor while other sailplanes have to be taken off (launched) by pulling a rope or cable. To reduce the weight of the engine/motor the designer has chosen for a fixed, not pitchable, propeller. For a better streamline of the plane (essential for a sailplane) the engine/motor, mounted behind the wings, is retractable into the fuselage.
This German sailplane is registered as D-KHJS."

Hope it's more clear now to everyone of you.
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.susanlynn
09/03/15 1:36 PM GMT
Love that wingspan! This is a great shot Mr. C - perfectly focused and captured.
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.icedancer
09/08/15 2:05 PM GMT
Wow, brilliant clarity and you can even see the outstanding detail of the pilot and plane, what a wonderful experience to go in a glider just floating with silence. Love it

Thanks for the additional info - amazing
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