Colditz Glider Flight

Its already running on another thread here on the Forum. It was for a Ch4 documentary due to be shown during the summer.

FB

Thanks for the info Astir 8.
After posting the link I began to have doubts wether they would allow a pilot to actually fly it, but it still looked good.
Ian

It was actually a 1 to 1 scale (ie full sized) radio controlled model but weighing half the real glider mass.

It ran out of room in the unseen landing and was badly damaged but apparently the landing area had got a lot smaller since the war.

It didn’t therefore really provide scientific proof that the concrete bathtub powered launch system would have worked but a good show nonetheless.

At least one proper replica of the Colditz glider has been flown (only solo, not 2 up as intended) but by aerotows and conventional winch launches. They are probably on U tube as well.