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Old August 16th 20, 10:20 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Paul T[_4_]
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Default New Electric Motorglider-Birdy

At 03:46 16 August 2020, Eric Greenwell wrote:
AS wrote on 8/15/2020 6:56 PM:
On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 10:40:11 AM UTC-4,


wrote:
Check this out


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=-

FYwGOT0SG8&feature=emb_logo

Dan


Talking about electric self-launch gliders, here is one on the other

end
of the spectrum compared to the Birdy:
https://www.alexander-schleicher.de/...euge/as-34-me/
Do I dare to ask how much this latest development from Poppenhausen

costs? Probably a little bit more than the Birdy!


6-7 months ago, the US Schleicher dealer told me it would cost about
$190,000 to
have the AS-34, with trailer,instruments, and shipping, delivered to his
shop in
California.


....and this is the 'cheap club orientated ship'.............soaring will
disappear
up its own arsehole soon with the way things are going...........