2012-06-18-USAFA-Blanik: Blanik L-23 sailplanes and trailers at USAFA 06/18/2012. These are well maintained, with approximately 3000+ hours on them. The placards and markings are sharp. Beautiful ships, most are in flyable condition. Caution: there are several expired or soon to expire annual and 100 hour inspections (July-August).

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  N462BA (02), Front Cockpit. N462BA (02), Front Cockpit. N462BA (02), Aft bay, cover removed, with battery. N462BA (02), Aft placards, right side. Left wing spoiler (top of wing, aft, looking forward).
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  N462BA (02), - Left wing dive brake (bottom of wing, front, looking aft)Left wing dive brake (bottom of wing, front, looking aft) N462BA (02), Ground handling peg. 979. N462BA (02), Ground handling peg closeup. 980 N462BA (02), Horizontal stabilizer pin and safety wire. N462BA (02), Left rudder and elevator.
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  N462BA (02), Right rudder and elevator. N462BA (02), Tail wheel (straight, non swiveling). N462BA, Doubler plate in front of tail wheel. N462BA (02), whole aircraft from front. N462BA (02), whole aircraft from aft.
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  N___BA (14), other sailplane on N side of hangar. N428BA (04), tail wheel dolly 988 N428BA (04), tail wheel dolly 989 N428BA (04), tail wheel dolly 990 N428BA (04), tail wheel dolly 991
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  N428BA (04), tail wheel dolly 995 N428BA (04), tail wheel dolly 997 N428BA (04), tail wheel dolly 998 N428BA (04), tail wheel dolly 999 N428BA (04), tail wheel dolly 1000
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  N462BA (02), and N428BA (04). (05) minor maintenance book cover. (05) minor maintenance book entry. Sailplanes in storage, some with wings off. 1007. Sailplanes in storage, some with wings off. 1008
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  N437BA (09), front cockpit. 1009. N437BA (09), aft cockpit. 1010. N437BA (09), aft storage, with batteries. 1011. N437BA (09), left fuselage. 1012. N437BA (09), horizontal stabilizer connection (DOSS special). 1013.
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  rotate R N437BA (09), fuselage to horizontal stabilizer to elevator connection (DOSS special). 1014. N437BA (09), fuselage to horizontal stabilizer to elevator connection (DOSS special). 1015. N437BA (09), left wing root. 1016. Blanik L-23 trailers. 1017. Blanik L-23 trailer. 1019.
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  Blanik L-23 trailer. 1020. Blanik L-23 trailer. 1021. Blanik L-23 trailer. 1022. Blanik L-23 trailer. 1023. Blanik L-23 trailer. 1024.
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  Blanik L-23 trailer. 1024. Blanik L-23 trailer. 1026.

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