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John M. Farrington

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Dec 18, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/18/99
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You Blinked

John
Olivier Plaut <Olivie...@medecine.unige.ch> wrote in message
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> Some time ago, I saw pictures of what last 007 movie was to be, and
> there were pictures of Pierce Brosnan sitting in the cockpit of a
> glider, a Duo Discus, I think.
>
> I recently saw that movie and I realized that there was no glider at
> all.
>
> Has someone an explanation ?
>
> Olivier
>
>
>

John M. Farrington

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Dec 18, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/18/99
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Reread your message, Duo Discus was in "The Thomas Crown Affair" not one of
the Bond, James Bond, flicks. Nice, but if you took a walk to the men's room
you would have missed it.

Olivier Plaut

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Dec 19, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/19/99
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Doug Hoffman

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Dec 19, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/19/99
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That *was* Pierce Brosnan (or Tom Knauff, depending on how you
look at it) in the Duo Discus, but it was *not* a James
Bond movie. The movie is "The Thomas Crown Affair".

-Doug

In article <385C17C5...@medecine.unige.ch> Olivier Plaut,

Savolainen

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Dec 19, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/19/99
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Was the Duo they flew in the Thomas Crown flick the first one that
Schempp-Hirth sent around the world? Or am I wrong? Does anyone know?

Anna

Michael Zaharis

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Dec 19, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/19/99
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I believe that it belongs to Thomas Knauff and Doris Grove in PA. They
did the stunt flying. There's a good description of their Hollywood
experiences (actually soaring on the East coast) at the Knauff-Grove
Soaring Supplies website (http://www.eglider.org/announce.html).

Savolainen wrote:

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Barry Carver

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Dec 21, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/21/99
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Michael Zaharis <mzah...@us.oracle.com> wrote in message
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> I believe that it belongs to Thomas Knauff and Doris Grove in PA. They
> did the stunt flying.

That was in fact the airplane for *most* of the scenes. If you squint,
you'll notice that the wingovers and other heavy stuff is film of an ASK-21,
not a Duo. They clipped in some stock footage from somewhere.

Mark Hafer

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Dec 21, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/21/99
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Michael Zaharis <mzah...@us.oracle.com> wrote in message
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>> I believe that it belongs to Thomas Knauff and Doris Grove in PA. They
> >did the stunt flying.

To which "Barry Carver" replied :


>That was in fact the airplane for *most* of the scenes. If you squint,
>you'll notice that the wingovers and other heavy stuff is film of an
ASK-21,
>not a Duo. They clipped in some stock footage from somewhere.


Some of the footage was shot in upstate New York, too ( Harris Hill , Elmira
area ). Harris Hill Soaring Corp. operates several ASK-21's, so it may have
been one of theirs. I didn't notice a K-21, but the flying was so brief in
the movie I could have easily missed it. Check out
http://www.eglider.org/announce.html on Knauff and Grove's website for more
details.

Thomas Knauff

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Dec 21, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/21/99
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Thomas Knauff
Knauff & Grove Soaring Supplies
3523 South Eagle Valley Road
Julian, Pa 16844

(814) 355 2483
Fax (814) 355 2633
Email: kna...@eglider.org
www.eglider.org

> Michael Zaharis <mzah...@us.oracle.com> wrote in message
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> That was in fact the airplane for *most* of the scenes. If you squint,
> you'll notice that the wingovers and other heavy stuff is film of an
ASK-21,
> not a Duo. They clipped in some stock footage from somewhere.

You got that wrong. It was the Duo Discus doing all the stunts.


CO2ID

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Dec 21, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/21/99
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Lets give some credit where credit is due. Not ALL the flying was done by the
magnificent Grove/Knauff duo. There was some footage from Harris Hill and the
pilots was done by Heinz Weissenbuehler.

Michael Zaharis

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Dec 21, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/21/99
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Now, Tom, don't you wish that people mistook you for Pierce Brosnan, instead
of mistaking your Duo for an ASK-21? ;-)

Thomas Knauff wrote:

>
> You got that wrong. It was the Duo Discus doing all the stunts.

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Shaber CJ

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Dec 22, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/22/99
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>Now, Tom, don't you wish that people mistook you for Pierce Brosnan, instead
>of mistaking your Duo for an ASK-21? ;-)

Tom wasn't that you on the staircase?

Barry Carver

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Dec 22, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/22/99
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> Now, Tom, don't you wish that people mistook you for Pierce Brosnan,
instead
> of mistaking your Duo for an ASK-21? ;-)

If I were Tom, I'd be a bit less excited about proclaiming in print about
doing maneuvers in a Duo that aren't approved in it's type. :)


John M. Morgan

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Dec 22, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/22/99
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Barry Carver <NoS...@NoSpam.spam> wrote in message
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I bet the ship stayed level. All maneuvers done by tilting camera and
scenery. It's amazing what them special effects can do.

bumper

nimbus4

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Dec 24, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/24/99
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To set the record right, Tom Knauff did All the Duo Discus flying in
the movie! There was filming at Elmira and Down at the ridge. The Duo
was the only ship used in all the filming. It is a fantastic sailplane.

Heinz Weissenbuehler
Elmira,N.Y.


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Jungleman2

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Dec 25, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/25/99
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The picture was probably from the Thomas Crown Affair. There is some hot glider
footage in that film.

John

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