Andor Holtsmark wrote:
-To me the disappointing thing is that so much of the
discussion seems to be focused on the motorization
of the self-sustainer version of the Antares 18. There
is a lot more to that aircraft than a way to get home
once you run out of thermals. This aspect seems to
be completely ignored, which is rather strange, since
the goal of gliding is to get somewhere WITHOUT using
the engine.

Well, it's a very pretty (and certainly not affordable by me) 18M
glider, but how much is there to discuss given the lack of a measured
polar, and any real performance comparisons with 18M gliders from more
established manufacturers? What makes the 20E interesting to most of us
is its electric motor. The only thing that makes the 18T interesting,
at the moment, is the lack of an electric motor. If it runs away from
the ASG-29s, LS-10, LAK-17As, and V2Cs at the WGC, I'm sure we'll all be
more interested...