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WHAT GLIDER IS THAT?

Ventus 3 WHAT GLIDER IS THAT? Some contestants are shipping gliders to Benalla that have never been seen in Australia before. Glider manufactures from around the world release new machines especially for World Championships, looking for victories to drive sales, and some pilots…
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Champions Declared at WGC Benalla

Before the championship medals were awarded, the final day winners received their day win medals. Above Open Class Day winners 21 January Riccardo Brigliadori, 1st centre, Peter Szabo2nd left, Bruce Taylor 3rd right Champions Declared - Medals Awarded in Three Racing Classes at…
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EB29R ELEGANT NEW WING at WGC BENALLA

Oliver, nephew of Walter Binder who founded the company to make self launching gliders said, “We started ten years ago with the EB gliders. At that time the maximum weight for gliders was increased from 750 to 850kg, so we made a complete new Open Class 850kg self-launcher.”The…
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RAPTURED JS3 TAKES TO THE SKY

Magnificent people in their flying machinesThirty years have passed since a WGC has been held in Australia, and I wanted to capture some of WGC2017 Benalla for posterity. Numerous present and past World Gliding Champions were participating at Benalla, some flying in the…
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NEW WING IN THE WIND VENTUS 3

Tilo Holighaus CEO of Schempp-Hirth went to WGC Benalla in January to see how the six Ventus 3s that ewere entered would perform in their first major competition. On the first official practice day Tilo cycled out to the launch point to show me and Lisa Trotter the Ventus 3,…
Anne Ducarouge

Anne Ducarouge

The 2017 Women’s World Gliding Championships will be held at Zbraslavice in Czech Republic 17 May - 4 June. Entries to the three classes of competition are now being received, including the current 15m Women’s World Champion Anne Ducarouge. For the first time, the Women’s WGC…
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