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Old May 20th 15, 10:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Jim Pengelly
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Default Houston JS1c crash ONLY (not in any way about a Puchaczs, oranything else!)

Weather looking crappy for my test flight on Saturday but I'm not giving up hope yet. Does anyone have a view on 'time to power' for jet sustainers? I'm not sure how long it takes to get to full power in my Discus bT if I'm honest but I'd guess somewhere around 30 seconds? I believe JS-1 TJ is about 45-50 to full power. Obviously I have more drag and I need to dive to start but I don't know how much time and height loss are factors compared to a jet. Anyone got experience of using a jet to avoid a landout?