On Sunday, December 27, 2015 at 8:04:19 AM UTC-8, Casey Cox wrote:
Tim,

That motor looks different and the power is also different than FES. Is this motor made by FES or you just calling it that generically? GP web site says "also come with electric self-launch versions" with no mention of FES.

I can understand the lower power motor due to lower weight and maybe design. And the cost should be less than a FES as well. Just curious of the motor and battery manufacturer.

Should be a big competitor for other 13.5 and FES gliders.

A search for "Interview with Jerzy Peszke 30 January 2015" gets an interview where Peszke says that the batteries weigh 20 kg (versus 32 kg for the FES). Of course, it is not clear how the GP 14 gets the same range as a FES glider like the Silent Electro 2, yet has batteries that weigh only 2/3 as much.