FES vs Gas Engine – Finding a Thermal?

I don't think that there will be much drag from the erected but not turning pylon and prop of the GP 14/15 design. The blades are folded backwards and the pylon looks pretty aerodynamic. I think it is a brilliant concept - with the added benefit of being a self launcher rather than a sustainer. If the GP 15 was more advanced through the certification and a more known design I would be waiting for one now instead of for a Solo engines self launcher.

At 09:27 30 August 2017, wrote:
I don't think that there will be much drag from the erected
but not
turning=
pylon and prop of the GP 14/15 design. The blades are
folded backwards
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nd the pylon looks pretty aerodynamic. I think it is a brilliant
concept
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- with the added benefit of being a self launcher rather than a
sustainer.
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If the GP 15 was more advanced through the certification
and a more known
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design I would be waiting for one now instead of for a Solo
engines self
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uncher.

I think the crucial word here is "concept". Be interesting to
see just how close the real thing is to their website projections;
if they're even close it will be an interesting ship.
Is it just me who thinks the GP product range naming is weird
and confusing? Build a 13.5m glider and call it GP14; build a
15m glider powered by electricity and cal it a GP 15 JETA?
Did their marketing team once work for Mercedes or is this all
home grown.