vontresc
En-Route
It's finally been done. Daniel Sazhin managed to fly a 1000km distance flight in a 1-26. Keep in mind that the book L/D is a whopping 23:1.
Flight Trace:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=5017136
Writeup:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.aviation.soaring/Wmsn27BRQwA/bdLLTCMXCQAJ
Don't know what's more impressive. The distance or being able to sit in a 1-26 for 11 hours.
Flight Trace:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=5017136
Writeup:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.aviation.soaring/Wmsn27BRQwA/bdLLTCMXCQAJ
Don't know what's more impressive. The distance or being able to sit in a 1-26 for 11 hours.