AS34 - new electric standard class self launcher

On Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 2:58:05 PM UTC-6, Darryl Ramm wrote:
Like the name does not all ready look like “ASS 4 Me�.

Try unseeing that.

Gotta go, my therapist is calling.

OK, that's funny. Darryl interprets obscure acronyms to discover the real meaning once again.

Surprised he hasn't pointed to the elephant in the room. ADS-B is specifically designed for implementing User Fees on ATC contacts.

Next generation ADS-B Out equipment will probably have a credit card reader..

On Tue, 9 Apr 2019 11:06:32 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Looks like an interesting concept: https://www.alexander-schleicher.de/en/aero-2019-5/

It is basically an ASW-28/18.
Cost is quite precisely 30.000 Euros more than a pure-glider ASW-28.

No flaps, very easy to fly, very simple and reliable engine managment,
climbs to 2.600m, very good performance, moderate wing loading without
water.


So, the advantages of an Antares combined with the simple handling of
a Standard Class glider (in Germany the student pilots are flying
LS-4, ASW-24, Discus, etc), for roughly 100.000 Euros less than an
Antares.

Could be the first ever club compatible electric glider.

And, as a friend pointed out:
As a club or a commercial operation, buy 5 of these instead of 5 pure
gliders, and the additional cost is still less than a tow plane.Three
800m launches per day ought to be sufficient for 99 percent of the
cases.


Cheers
Andreas

The FES system allows the pilot to take the two batteries to home for charging. The batteries in the AS34 are in the wing. It isn't clear but it seems you have take the whole glider to a power point. If so, it might limit its appeal unless you can park in hangar with a power supply, or fly at an an airfield that provides electricity to every trailef.

wrote on 11/9/2019 11:58 AM:
The FES system allows the pilot to take the two batteries to home for charging. The batteries in the AS34 are in the wing. It isn't clear but it seems you have take the whole glider to a power point. If so, it might limit its appeal unless you can park in hangar with a power supply, or fly at an an airfield that provides electricity to every trailef.

You may also be able to use a small 2 to 3 KW portable generator to charge the
glider. Quiet, and inexpensive compared to the glider. Being able to remove the
batteries is a real convenience if you don't have electricity nearby.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

Ahh but Eric, flying with that generator sitting in my lap would be uncomfortable and interfere with my relief system lol

On Sunday, 10 November 2019 14:18:28 UTC+13, wrote:
Ahh but Eric, flying with that generator sitting in my lap would be uncomfortable and interfere with my relief system lol

:-)

So bung it in a pod under the wing like Reiner Stemme is doing with his new Elfin electric self launcher. http://www.reinerstemme.aero/product/#rangeextender