Ridali Airfield
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Direction | Length | Surface | |
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18/36 | 1,100 | 3,609 | Grass |
Ridali Airfield ((ICAO: EERI); Estonian: Ridali lennuväli) is an airfield in Estonia, about 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Võru in the vicinity of Ridali - a place known for its scenery, lakes, fields and forests, giving glider pilots many visual reference points to navigate by.[citation needed] The airfield was used during World War II, and in the early 1960s it started serving glider pilots. The first gliders to fly in Ridali were Soviet KAI-12s (improved design from the Czech LF-109). The only way to launch gliders was by using the Czech winch "Herkules". By 1968, the club already had two KAI-12s, three Blaníks, two towing winches and a Yak-12 for aerotows.
Ridali Airfield is currently the home of Ridali Gliding Club (Estonian: Ridali Lennuklubi).
Aircraft in service
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service |
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PZL-104 Wilga | Poland | Utility/aerotow | PZL-104 Wilga | 2 |
Morane-Saulnier MS-894A | France | Light aircraft | MS-894A | 1 |
Jonker JS-1 Revelation | South Africa | Glider | JS-1B | 1 |
Glaser-Dirks DG-500 | Germany | Glider | DG-505 | 1 |
LET L-13 Blaník | Czech Republic | Glider | L-13 | 4 |
LAK-12 Lietuva | Lithuania | Glider | LAK-12 | 1 |
SZD-48 Jantar Standard 2 | Poland | Glider | SZD-48 | 2 |
SZD-48 Jantar Standard 3 | Poland | Glider | SZD-48-2 | 2 |
SZD-42 Jantar 2B | Poland | Glider | SZD-42-2 | 1 |
SZD-30 Pirat | Poland | Glider | SZD-30 | 1 |
SZD-50 Puchacz | Poland | Glider | SZD-50 | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ Ridali Lennuklubi
External links
- Ridali Gliding Club
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