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I watched it twice and didn't see it self launch.
Good looking T-tail on that peewee though. Brent "Mhudson126" wrote in message ... All, Please refer to the following link to see a video of the Silent moter-glider with jet engine's attached. It is absolutely amazing watching a sailplane doing a low pass with jet engines screaming, AND self-launching. http://www.alisport.com/pag_ing/news.htm Yes, the Jet's on the Silent ARE retractable. For those of you who saw the pictures of the Ventus 2 moter-glider with Jet engines attached, there is no way that thing self-launched. It does not count unless it can self-launch! Here are the general numbers for those of you who would like to do the math. The engines produce 34 pounds of thrust each, and with a flying weight of about 1000 pounds, initial takeoff acceleration would be a blistering 0.06 G's (About 1 knot a second). You would need a REALLY long runway (See Edwards AFB) at sea level in order to get the thing in the air, IF they could even produce enough thrust to beat the breaking point to start the roll (Doubtful). -Mitch Hudson |
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