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Concordia: First Assembly of Wings to Fuselage

October 13, 2020September 15, 2011 by Bill Elliott

Rand and Bill had the pleasure of visiting Dick Butler yesterday and got a glimpse of the fully assembled Concordia. DB has made the US Team for the 2012 WGC in Uvalde, TX and he is now working feverishly to complete the Concordia in time for the Worlds. The pictures below are of the Concordia … Read more

Concordia History

October 13, 2020January 1, 2011 by Rand Baldwin

In the year 2002, sailplane designer Gerhard Waibel and competition sailplane pilot Dick Butler formed a pact to design an FAI Open Class sailplane. Their vision was to design an Open Class sailplane with maximum performance from a pure competition standpoint with no intent to go into serial production. The design of a sailplane always involves compromises … Read more