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in a vertical dive to the maximum safe speed as specified in the original
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Wings Like Eagles, The Story of
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464:142 mph (227 km/h, 123 kn)
161:, single-seat, high-wing glider built by
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349:Experimental – Racing/Exhibition
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627:"GLIDER DATA SHEET NO. G3EA"
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650:K & L Soaring (n.d.).
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559:Activate Media (2006).
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368:Aircraft on display
344:Park 1-34R Modified
292:Racing – Exhibition
271:Operational history
216:and instead uses a
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