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Photo: Robert Deering 10/23/2006 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Dulles International Airport (IAD) Chantilly, Virginia |
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Test pilots at Grob-Werke GmbH
& Company KG in Germany first flew the Grob 102 Standard
Astir III late in 1980. The Standard Astir III is one of
several models that the Grob company designed
specifically to conform to the international Standard
Class category of competitive sailplanes adopted in
1958. On February 17, 1986, Robert Harris flew this Grob
102 Standard Astir III and set a world altitude record
of 14,899 m (49,009 ft). On June 4, 1997, Robert
Harris and his wife, Susan Rothermund, donated the Grob
102 to the National Air and Space Museum. Materials: Fiberglass-reinforced plastic w/ fuselage stringers of carbon-fiber, assorted aluminum and steel hardware and components.
Source:
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum |
