{"id":504,"date":"2015-09-18T09:32:38","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T09:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csgc.website\/?page_id=504"},"modified":"2025-01-19T18:06:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T18:06:31","slug":"history-of-the-club-fleet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/?page_id=504","title":{"rendered":"History of the Club fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years the Club has seen lots of changes in its fleet, although for most of that time there have been around three single-seaters and one or two two-seaters.\u00a0 An overview of the changes can be seen in this timeline:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-507\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/History-chart-1.gif\" alt=\"History chart 4\" width=\"1559\" height=\"543\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the early types to be used was the Olympia 2b.\u00a0 One of these <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olympia_127_Brimstone_finals.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-513 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Olympia_127_Brimstone_finals.jpg\" alt=\"Olympia 127 (Brimstone) on approach at Lasham.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a> (number 127), in blue and yellow, was affectionately known as \u201cBrimstone\u201d, and many years after leaving the Club was purchased and renovated by a group of Club members of the time and is now based in the Glider Heritage Centre at Lasham.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/831.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-513 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/831.jpg\" alt=\"Ka8 (831) landing at Lasham\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOur longest serving glider is the much-loved Ka8 (831) which has seen a number of reburbishments over the decades.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/581-Ka8-748-in-field-near-Wantage-6-Sep-1980.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-513 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/581-Ka8-748-in-field-near-Wantage-6-Sep-1980-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"581 - Ka8 (748) in field near Wantage 6 Sep 1980\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/581-Ka8-748-in-field-near-Wantage-6-Sep-1980-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/581-Ka8-748-in-field-near-Wantage-6-Sep-1980-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/581-Ka8-748-in-field-near-Wantage-6-Sep-1980-222x150.jpg 222w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/581-Ka8-748-in-field-near-Wantage-6-Sep-1980-150x101.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFor a while in the late seventies and early eighties we had a second Ka8 (748), which had the reputation of flying better into wind than 831 (although it didn&#8217;t seem like it on the occasion of the field landing in the picture).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our first<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/455-CGR-in-Devon-field-Enterprise-1980.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-512 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/455-CGR-in-Devon-field-Enterprise-1980-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"455 - CGR in Devon field - Enterprise 1980\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/455-CGR-in-Devon-field-Enterprise-1980-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/455-CGR-in-Devon-field-Enterprise-1980-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/455-CGR-in-Devon-field-Enterprise-1980-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/455-CGR-in-Devon-field-Enterprise-1980-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> K13 was CGR, finished in blue and yellow, and was a favourite to take on expeditions especially to Competition Enterprise.\u00a0 Much practice was gained in field retrieves and de-rigging&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/730-collecting-199-from-HusBos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-514 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/730-collecting-199-from-HusBos-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"730 - collecting 199 from HusBos\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/730-collecting-199-from-HusBos-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/730-collecting-199-from-HusBos-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/730-collecting-199-from-HusBos-223x150.jpg 223w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/730-collecting-199-from-HusBos-150x101.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt was later written off in an accident at Talgarth and replaced by another K13 (199) which was previously privately owned at Husbands Bosworth.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-515\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/785-199-in-field-Enterprise-1982-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"785 - 199 in field Enterprise 1982\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/785-199-in-field-Enterprise-1982-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/785-199-in-field-Enterprise-1982-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/785-199-in-field-Enterprise-1982-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/785-199-in-field-Enterprise-1982-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nWe soon after stripped, recovered and repainted it in a style reminiscent of the RAE &#8216;rasperry ripple&#8217; scheme, matching Ka8 831.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-502\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/199-831-landing-at-Odiham-1994-processed-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"199 &amp; 831 landing at Odiham (1994) processed\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/199-831-landing-at-Odiham-1994-processed-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/199-831-landing-at-Odiham-1994-processed-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/199-831-landing-at-Odiham-1994-processed-228x150.jpg 228w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/199-831-landing-at-Odiham-1994-processed-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<br \/>\nIts competition number was later changed to L99 and is now again in private hands at Lasham.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-522 alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/CMZ-at-Perranporth-July-2001-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"CMZ at Perranporth (July 2001)\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CMZ-at-Perranporth-July-2001-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CMZ-at-Perranporth-July-2001-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CMZ-at-Perranporth-July-2001-227x150.jpg 227w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CMZ-at-Perranporth-July-2001-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>K7 (CMZ) was famously landed on a house roof in Aldershot (making the national press!). Much later it was spotted at Perranporth, having been converted to a K13.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-517\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/EJA_at_Shipdham-11-Jun-06-with-caption-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"EJA at Shipdham (June 2006)\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EJA_at_Shipdham-11-Jun-06-with-caption-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EJA_at_Shipdham-11-Jun-06-with-caption-1024x755.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EJA_at_Shipdham-11-Jun-06-with-caption-203x150.jpg 203w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EJA_at_Shipdham-11-Jun-06-with-caption-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EJA_at_Shipdham-11-Jun-06-with-caption.jpg 1959w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>IS28B2 (EJA) replaced the K7 and served for many years at Farnborough and Odiham, giving many pilots their first experience of flaps and a retractable wheel. It was sold a little before the Club moved to Lasham. It was last seen at Shipdham in Norfolk, after having languished unclaimed in a hangar at Aston Down for several years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years the Club has seen lots of changes in its fleet, although for most of that time there have been around three single-seaters and one or two two-seaters.\u00a0 An overview of the changes can be seen in this timeline: One of the early types to be used was\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/?page_id=504\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-504","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=504"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1178,"href":"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/504\/revisions\/1178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csgc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}