A Motoglider 'Landing Fumes'

On Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 3:27:33 PM UTC-6, Charlie M. (UH & 002
Yeah, speed is a bit high for a glider going for max L/D.
Could be doable in a real motorglider, depending on height AGL.

Uh, 35 miles, 12 minutes, 175 MPH. Only "motorglider" I can think of that could come close to that is the Arcus Jet.

I did wonder about the Arcus Jet, but I thought that would be over the VNE. As owner of an Arcus M I would love to know more about the jet. How much fuel does it carry, where, etc

On Monday, December 11, 2017 at 2:08:09 AM UTC+3, Steve Leonard wrote:
On Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 3:27:33 PM UTC-6, Charlie M. (UH & 002
Yeah, speed is a bit high for a glider going for max L/D.
Could be doable in a real motorglider, depending on height AGL.

Uh, 35 miles, 12 minutes, 175 MPH. Only "motorglider" I can think of that could come close to that is the Arcus Jet.

If it's statute miles then that's 152 knots and only a little over the sea level 146 knots 270 km/h Vne of a Stemme. TAS at altitude, maybe doable.

If it's 35 nautical miles as normally used by DME .. forget it.