Schneider ES-59 explained

The Schneider ES-59 Arrow is a sailplane designed and manufactured in Adelaide, South Australia in the early 1960s. The Arrow was manufactured with a one-piece wing of 13.23 metres span. It was the first Australian-built sailplane to compete in the World Gliding Championships, 1963 in Argentina. The Arrow has wood/fabric wings and tail and a wood fuselage. It has a fixed main wheel and a nose skid.

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Bibliography

• Sailplane Directory. Schneider. Online. October 7, 2007.
• Book: Hardy, Michael . Gliders and Sailplanes of the World . 1982 . Ian Allan . Shepperton . 99 .
• Book: Shenstone, B.S.. The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde Volume II. 1963. Organisation Scientifique et Technique Internationale du Vol a Voile (OSTIV) and Schweizer Aero-Revue. Zurich. 28–29. 1st. K.G. Wilkinson . English, French, German.