Polish high-performance glider (1957) SZD-22 Mucha (Fly) Standard, GPM 4/2002

[OSTOJA]

I also like the gliders.
The fly and my Mucha (Fly).

[YOAVHOZMI]

what a beautiful thing and with orange it goes better.

YOAV

[OSTOJA]

YOAV, in Poland after IIWW to about sixty years almost all gliders were paiting on orange colour.



Wing is ready.

[Leif Ohlsson]

Going quickly now, towards the end, right? - L.

[YOAVHOZMI]

Originally Posted by OSTOJA

YOAV, in Poland after IIWW to about sixty years almost all gliders were paiting on orange colour.

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Wing is ready.

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and why is that? particular reason?

YOAV

[OSTOJA]

Originally Posted by YOAVHOZMI

and why is that? particular reason?

It was a communist times. Orange gliders were very well visible on a background of green fields and forests. It was important for military pilots.

[OSTOJA]

Canopy.

[Leif Ohlsson]

That is really beautiful. Without that canopy, the Mucha would have been much less of the beautiful model it is now turning into. I am very envious of your (and other's) ability to vacuform canopies. Exquisite work. And I suppose there will be a thin frame over the edges, yes?

Leif

PS. A reflection on your earlier post about the orange color - it was to make it harder to use gliders for undetected long-distance flights (sic!) over the western borders - is that how I should understand it? Very sombre thought...

[OSTOJA]

Leif, thin frame will be. I masking the adhesive layer applied, they are not too nice.

Originally Posted by Leif Ohlsson

I am very envious of your (and other's) ability to vacuform canopies.

It is not vacum metod: http://www.konradus.com/forum/read.p...filtr=3&page=1

[OSTOJA]

Originally Posted by Leif Ohlsson

PS. A reflection on your earlier post about the orange color - it was to make it harder to use gliders for undetected long-distance flights (sic!) over the western borders - is that how I should understand it? Very sombre thought...

Not only. It was the protection against collision between a glider and military aircraft. At the time, military pilots did not have separate areas of operation and flew everywhere.