I have had a lot of fun with the X-8 (see recent blog entries), flying in parks and at the club field and it was a pleasure to see how well it takes to ridge soaring. It's a bit of a brute with a flying weight of 3.6kg o/a of a lot of strengthening, but seems light as feather once the wind gets under its sails. The blended wing lifting body was computer designed for maximum efficiency and sure works well.

Here's a short vid of the B&V 219 on coastal patrol

Blohm und Voss 219 ridge soaring (4 min 16 sec)