09-27-2005: Jonathoan
Pitt just sent me a few photos demonstrating his excellent quality of
worksmanship. Jonathan reports that Yasushi Akahori in Japan has
finished his wings and is now starting on the pod and is up against Jim’s
famous pod building instructions, “Building the pilot pod seems to be pretty
self-explanatory.” Click on the photo to see some increcible detail (best viewed by downloading and viewing in a view or image software which allows zooming in and shifting across the image. Other photos: Photo1 Photo2 Sketch1 Sketch2 ![]() |
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Hi Steve,
Just thought I'd let you know that I've now completed the first UK homebuilt Carbon Dragon. Waiting on the Uk weather for the first test flight. Final finished weight 159 pounds. Ozzie Haynes, E
Sussex.
BN8 Steve Recently I have had tremendous support and generosity from Ozzie Haynes who I believe is the 1st British / UK builder. Link to huge photos submitted by Alan Sayers Regards, Alan Sayers
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Webpage author: S. Steve Adkins
Hard water sailing ... Iceboating
Something to do in the
winter
"Build in the summer ...
Sail in
the winter"
Jim Woods
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Listing
of Carbon Dragons
Flying and Under Construction Detailed
comparison:
Carbon Dragon, History Links New Website: www.carbondragon.ch by Stéphane Abbet |
... then select "Save target as" Purpose: This website was created to gather and share information about building and flying the Carbon Dragon sailplane. This includes derivations from the original prototype. Jim Maupin always stated that his goal was for the design to lead to refinements and improvements. Introduction: The Carbon Dragon
is an ultralight,
high performance
glider. This glider was conceived by Jim Maupin who also
designed
the famous Woodstock sailplane and the Windrose motorglider. Jim
received encouragement from Irv Culver, who promised to "run
the
numbers". As a result, Jim Maupin with an assist from
co-designer
Irv Culver, produced an exciting sailplane for 473 plan sets have
been sold. The detailed plans were drawn by Bill Baker
whom Maupin described as, "... a fellow home builder and
consummate
draftsman." Many people, who have flown the prototype, have
commented
on its excellent handling. |
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