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Eric, some places fly all year and if the pilot is 200 - 250 lbs the
wing loading in a motor glider is near max. In the winter this means the non-engine folks have a much easier time staying aloft, and the motor glider in on the ground watching the pure gliders having fun. On Oct 21, 6:35 pm, Eric Greenwell wrote: Roger wrote: I would like to see 20 meters in the next motor glider to get the wingloading down.The Antares has 20 meters, but I don't know if it has a lower wing loading; on the other hand, the Apis, Taurus, and Silent are 15 meters, and they do have a lighter wing loading. I'm assuming you don't want to go to the 25 meter span gliders to achieve that light wing loading... How low did you think was needed? Are you flying in weak weather? -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly "Transponders in Sailplanes" on the Soaring Safety Foundation websitewww.soaringsafety.org/prevention/articles.html "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" atwww.motorglider.org |
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