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The 18T sustainer would be the sinky kind.
For clean quite smooth electric go for the 20E !
See ya, Dave

Marc Ramsey wrote:
wrote:
Unlike her larger sister, the self launching electrical glider ANTARES
20E, the ANTARES 18S has been designed as a pure glider for the
18m-class and can be retrofitted or ordered as a self sustainer, the
ANTARES 18T.
Would that be one of those stinky old technology internal combustion
sustainers, or a clean quiet smooth electric sustainer?

I think an electric sustainer would be delightful. It'd be heavier than
a two-stroke system, but cleaner, quieter, and more reliable. It could
sit unused for months without affecting it's reliability.

The batteries would be small enough, it might be practical to recharge
in the trailer with, say, a couple 80 watt solar panels (about $1000 worth).


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