Imperial College Gliding Club is the oldest, and one of the largest, university gliding clubs in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1930, the club was the second club to become affiliated to the British Gliding Association, and has for most of its life flown from Lasham Airfield in Hampshire. The club maintains an archive website where details of the club's history since 1930 are kept.
Base Airfield | Lasham |
Formed | 1930 |
Membership | 210 (2022/23) |
Captain | Matthew Homa |
Type designation | ASW 24 |
Competition Number | 96 |
Wing Span / Best L/D | 15 / 44 |
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Type designation | Discus B |
Competition Number | 296 |
Wing Span / Best L/D | 15 / 42.5 |
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Type designation | Grob 103 C |
Competition Number | 496 |
Wing Span / Best L/D | 18 / 36.1 |
See also
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External links
edit- Imperial College Gliding Club
- Imperial College Gliding Club archive
- icGC Union Website
- Lasham Gliding Society
- British Gliding Association
- Imperial College London
- Imperial College Union