Photo by Chris Ruf.
Photo by Jeff DiNucci
Photo by Jeff DiNucci
Photo by Chris Ruf.
Photo by Chris Ruf.
1998 photos of Ka-8 show it in red before Allan Pargman refubished her in 2005.
Photo by Chris Ruf.
Photo by Chris Ruf.
Photo by Chris Ruf.
Photo by Chris Ruf.
Photo by Chris Ruf.
In the Summer of 2005 Allan Pargman finished a beautiful refinish of
our K-8b. It looks great in bright yellow.
Unofficial
Handbook - not all in English but may still be useful.
Schleicher Ka-8 on Wikipedia
Schleicher Ka-8 Unofficial data from Sailplane Directory Specifications
The Ka-8 was derived from the Ka-6 series as a simple single-place
sailplane with dive brakes using construction techniques similar to the
Ka-7, and simplified for amateur construction from kits. Emphasis was
on rugged construction, good climbing ability in thermals and good handling
characteristics. The orignal Ka-8 had a very small canopy. The Ka-8B,
by far the most numerous variant, has a substantially larger canopy while
the Ka-8C features a longer nose, larger main wheel located ahead to the
center of gravity and deletion of the larger wooden nose skid resulting
in a roomier cockpit. Karl Striedeck of the U.S. made a 767.0 km./ 476.6
miles ridge flight in a Ka-8B to win the world out and return in 1968.
ATC Dartmoor gliding club has some nice links also. |