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1956
1956 - 1234.PDF
380 FLIGHT, 31 August 1956 Eon Olympia IV.. SAILPLANES ELLIOTTS OF NEWBURY, LTD. Albert Works, Newbury, Berks. Telephone: Newbury 312 A MOST unfortunate blow to British sailplane development, as well as a tragic injury •**• to an extremely well-liked pilot, occurred with the accident to Elliotts' Olympia IV while being flown by Bill Ivans of the U.S.A. on the last day of this year's World Gliding Championships in France. The laminar-flow wing of this machine had been considerably modified since the 1955 national competitions, and the ailerons had been enlarged. A second example of this type is to be built, incorporating the same wing, a modified canopy and an entirely re-designed tail unit. This aircraft will have an extended cockpit with improved view. Meanwhile, the original Olympia II is still considered by the company to be the finest all-round high-performance club machine, and indeed extremely large numbers of this type remain in service with clubs and private syndicates. A new type which was taken over by Elliotts during the last year is the K-l two-seater. Following an exhaustive series of flight tests the wing of this sailplane has now been considerably modified—the tip section having been changed and slight washout introduced —with a consequent improvement in stalling characteristics. The possibility of an eventual design which would be a combination of the Olympia IV and the K-l has been under investigation by the company. The latest Newbury product is the new Eon Baby. Now undergoing flight testing at the Lasham Gliding Centre, this intermediate trainer is claimed to have better directional stability than the former Baby. It incorporates a new tailplane and mass-balanced elevators.
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