I know of one that can climb directly to 18,000' (33,000', according to
the POH) and then cruise at 140 KTAS for 600 miles or so, and has two
seats.Â* Oh, and it has a 50:1 glide ratio with the engine stowed.Â* Not
much of a contest ship, though.

On 10/11/2020 6:47 PM, Ramy wrote:
I don’t think anyone mentioned the AS34ME. While not available yet, it sounds like it has good potential. The web site claims total of 9000+ feet of potential climb, or 2000 self launch and 75 miles range using it as a sustainer, which is pretty much double the FES capability.
I am not clear on the charging process. Since the batteries are in the wing, it sounds like you can’t recharge between flights without taking the wings apart?
Will be interesting to hear thoughts if this is a good candidate for best overall motorglider?

Ramy

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