World Gliding Championships
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The World Gliding Championships is a gliding competition held roughly every two years by the FAI Gliding Commission. The dates are not always exactly two years apart, often because the contests are al
Sailplanes at the 1954 Championships with the three Schweizers of the USA team in the foreground
Uvalde 2012 award ceremony
Rolladen-Schneider LS8
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The Rolladen-Schneider LS8 is a Standard and 18 metre class single-seat glider developed by Rolladen-Schneider and in series production since 1995. Currently it is manufactured by DG Flugzeugbau.
World Gliding Championships
…1997 Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban Open Gérard Lherm Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 15 metre Werner Meuser Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a Standard Jean-Marc Caillard Rolladen-Schneider LS8-a İnönü, Eskişehir World Frederic Hoyeau PZL PW-5 1999 Bayreuth Open Holger Karow Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 15 metre Giorgio Galetto Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2…
LS8 finish met water