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The Elmira Flying Wing Symposium
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A sailplane being towed aloft from the strip at the National Soaring Museum.
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Three sailplanes aloft. If you look very carefully, you'll notice that one of them doesn't have a horizontal stabilizer, it's a Pioneer, one of Jim Marske's designs.
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Fellow conspirators at the National Soaring Museum during a break, from left to right: Russ Lee, Nat Lee, and Al Robinson (of Al'n Palmer fame).
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The speakers at the symposium. From left to right, back row: Karl Nickel, ???, Dezso George-Falvy, Jan Scott, Jack Lambie, Al Bowers, Paul McCready, Bob Chase. Front row: Rudy Opitz, Bruce Carmichael, Al Backstrom, and Jim
Marske.
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The following photos are courtesey of Geoff Steele
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Jan Scott's Tiger Moth
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Another Tiger Moth
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Some of us preferred the less expensive accomodations at the end of the runway.
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From left to right, back row: Karl Nickel, ???, Dezso George-Falvy, Jan Scott, Jack Lambie, Al Bowers, Paul McCready, Bob Chase. Front row: Rudy Opitz, Bruce Carmichael, Al Backstrom, and Jim Marske.
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From left to right, back row: Karl Nickel, ???, Dezso George-Falvy, Jan Scott, Jack Lambie, Al Bowers, Paul McCready, Bob Chase. Front row: Rudy Opitz, Bruce Carmichael, Al Backstrom, and Jim Marske.
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From left to right, back row: Karl Nickel, ???, Dezso George-Falvy, Jan Scott, Jack Lambie, Al Bowers, Paul McCready, Bob Chase. Front row: Rudy Opitz, Bruce Carmichael, Al Backstrom, and Jim Marske.
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From left to right, back row: Karl Nickel, ???, Dezso George-Falvy, Jan Scott, Jack Lambie, Al Bowers, Paul McCready, Bob Chase. Front row: Rudy Opitz, Bruce Carmichael, Al Backstrom, and Jim Marske.
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Al Robinson, Rudy Opitz, and Dr. Karl Nickel
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Al Robinson, Rudy Opitz, and Dr. Karl Nickel
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Al Robinson and Rudy Opitz
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Rudy Opitz, Dr. Karl Nickel, and Al Robinson
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Al Robinson, Rudy Opitz, Dr. Karl Nickel, Al Bowers
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Geoff Steele, Rudy Opitz, Dr. Karl Nickel, Al Bowers
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Geoff Steele, Rudy Opitz, Dr. Karl Nickel, Al Bowers
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Al Robinson, Rudy Opitz, Dr. Karl Nickel, Al Bowers
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Karl Nickel, Al Bowers
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Dr.. Karl Nickel, Al Bowers
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Al Robinson, Rudy Opitz, Douglas Bullard
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Rudy Opitz, Al Robinson
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Dr. Karl Nickel, Al Bowers
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Al Robinson, Rudy Opitz
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Rudy Opitz, Al Robinson
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Al Robinson, Rudy Opitz, Douglas Bullard
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Al Robinson, Rudy Opitz
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Rudy Opitz
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Rudy Opitz, Russ and Nat Lee, Al Bowers
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Dr. Karl Nickel, Al Bowers
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Douglas Bullard CAREFULLY winding Dr. McCready's ornathopter.
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Douglas Bullard winding Dr. McCready's ornathopter.
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Dr. McCready launching the ornithopter
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Al Robinson, Rudy Opitz, Russ and Nat Lee.
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Al Robinson, Rudy Opitz, Russ and Nat Lee.
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Dr. McCready's ornithopter.
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Large closeup of the ornithopter.
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Rudy Opitz and Al Bowers
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Rudy Opitz and Al Bowers
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Dr. Karl Nickel, Al Bowers, and Dr. Paul McCready
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Dr. Karl Nickel, Al Bowers, and Dr. Paul McCready
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Jack Lambie
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