Soaring the Sky Podcast
E112: Project AK-X Flying Wing | Dominic Pöppe Interview
We are delighted to kick off an ongoing series where we select and present episodes from Chuck Fulton’s highly-regarding soaring podcast. We have linked all of the services where you can find Soaring the Sky, or simply click the green play button below to start listening to this selected episode immediately. Let us know what you think! — Ed.
We are excited to have glider pilot and project manager of the AK-X flying wing, Dominic Pöppe with us. Join Tom Coussens, our guest host, as he gets the full story from Dominic behind the scenes at Akaflieg Karlsruhe in Germany. What does it take to design and build such an amazing aircraft?
Later in this episode Sergio The Soaring Master will join us to talk cross country soaring and turn points. Join us now for another soaring adventure now on E112 of Soaring The Sky.
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Resources
- Soaring the Sky (home) — From the website: “Soaring the Sky is an aviation podcast all about the adventures of flying sailplanes. Join host Chuck Fulton as he talks with other aviators around the globe. You never know who the next guest will be on Soaring the Sky.” You can also find the show on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
- Akaflieg Karlsruhe AK-X (home) — From the website: “Since October 2010, we have been working on the AK-X project, the development of a novel all-wing glider. Conventional concepts have been extensively researched and iteratively improved by manufacturers and Akafliegs in recent years. With the design and development of a single-wing glider, Akaflieg Karlsruhe is pursuing an unconventional idea with great potential.” (translation: Apple Safari)
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Chuck Fulton is a glider pilot from the Mid-Atlantic who fell in love with soaring like many after his first flight. Soon he was bringing his friends to the glider port to share this great sport. Chuck wanted to share it with as many people as he could and found it hard to believe so many people were not aware of soaring. With a background in broadcasting, he was looking at podcasts only to find there was little to be found on soaring. After lots of thought and planning, he launched the first episode of the podcast Soaring the Sky. Since then the podcast has had many great guests from all over the globe with some amazing stories and journeys soaring the sky.
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