Advanced Soaring Concepts
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Advanced Soaring Concepts was a sailplane manufacturer based in Camarillo, California
and owned by Tor Jensen. Their aircraft were marketed in kit form. The aircraft for which they were best known were the Spirit
and Falcon
kit sailplanes.
One of the company's most notable achievements was the design and construction of the Apex
high-altitude, duration flight research sailplane for NASA
.
Camarillo, California
Camarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 65,201 at the 2010 census, up from 57,084 at the 2000 census. The Ventura Freeway Camarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 65,201 at the 2010 census, up from 57,084 at...
and owned by Tor Jensen. Their aircraft were marketed in kit form. The aircraft for which they were best known were the Spirit
Advanced Soaring Concepts Spirit
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and Falcon
Advanced Soaring Concepts Falcon
|-See also:...
kit sailplanes.
One of the company's most notable achievements was the design and construction of the Apex
Advanced Soaring Concepts Apex
The Advanced Soaring Concepts Apex was a remotely-piloted sailplane designed to take part in a NASA study of high-altitude aerodynamics.It was planned to lift the aircraft to around 100,000 ft by balloon and release it there....
high-altitude, duration flight research sailplane for NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
.