wrote on 12/8/2019 10:01 AM:
Motor in a sailplane = a complicated abomination, ......

An efficient light power plane utilizing sailplane aerodynamics = beautiful engineering.,,,,

Look at an FES sailplane - simple. Much simpler than a towplane, and much easier
to schedule when you need a launch. I was part owner of a towplane for years, and
it caused me more grief each year than the self-launcher I now own. And then there
are the avoided retrieves - simple and priceless!

Are we really having this conversation after all these years, with 80% of the
gliders going out the factory door with an engine?

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1