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More on the electric verses turbojet
The more I read the more intrigued I become. Certainly if a turbojet can be
fitted to a hang glider successfully http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/flylig...lebug/news.htm then one can be fitted to a sailplane. After reading a lot on the subject I believe that a 100 or 150 lb thrust motor would be sufficient. Testing could be done with the larger motor and then the throttle limited once performance figures are taken and thrust in different configurations calculated. Microjet engineering (a UK company) makes the APS 150 http://www.microjeteng.com/ which should do the trick. I was also thinking electric but so far the electric motor companies I have contacted are not interested. Probably once they hear the word airplane they run for cover. |
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