Hungarian Soaring in the 1950s
Magyar vitorlázórepülés az 1950-es években
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| Jaszlics Iván (front) and Thury Kornél in the Fergeteg - Békécsaba, April 1955. The M30 Fergeteg was a high-performance two-seater designed during World War II | My students from the University of Miskolc Flying Club, Bogáti Marika, Rupert Henrik. The Rubik "Lepke" was used for first solo after dual training in the Rubik "Koma" |
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Yours truly, instructing a student in the
Lepke at the Sajókápolna gliderport in May 1955, just
after I have returned from the aerobatics / instructor
school at Békéscsaba - as reported in
"Repülés"... |
| Above: The Polikarpov Po-2 of 1927 vintage was a tow plane used in the Hungarian clubs. It was used as a light night bomber by the Russians in WWII. Right: Z-034 Ifjúság two-seater on the production line. I had quite a few flights in HA-5156... |
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