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Single place electric motorglider info?

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CF

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Jan 27, 2012, 12:43:55 PM1/27/12
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Saw a single place electric motorglider at the Sebring FL LSA show 19-22
Jan. Didn't get the info on it, does anyone have such, like a web site?

Dave Nadler

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Jan 27, 2012, 12:53:38 PM1/27/12
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There are two Antares 20E in Florida (we flew together last week), but it wasn't one of these at Sebring. I'm curious too !
See ya, Dave "YO electric"
PS: There will be three Antares 20Es competing at the Seniors. Hope to get a formation photo !

soartech

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Jan 27, 2012, 12:52:41 PM1/27/12
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On Jan 27, 12:43 pm, CF <ttailgal...@nospam.net> wrote:
> Saw a single place electric motorglider at the Sebring FL LSA show 19-22
> Jan. Didn't get the info on it, does anyone have such, like a web site?

Was it an Apis? They have an electric option. Look here and then on
the left
side for Electric systems.
http://pipistrel-usa.com/

Sean Fidler

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Jan 27, 2012, 6:56:58 PM1/27/12
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Was it the Silent2? This is a really cool electric sailplane with a very innovative FES (Front Electric Sustainer) system. Far less moving parts and complexity than traditional boom mounted motor gliders.

http://www.alisport.com/eu/eng/silent2electro.htm

The Antares is an amazing machine in virtually every way, but its also expensive and fairly full on (250k+).

The Silent is well under 100k new, I think...

Hope you find what your looking for.

Sean
F2

Chris Nicholas

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Jan 27, 2012, 7:42:52 PM1/27/12
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Also Lak 17, for which the FES (Front Electric Sustainer) system was
first developed. Now can be ordered from factory in sustainer version;
self launcher being developed (prototype has flown; video etc. on LZ
design website: http://www.front-electric-sustainer.com/index.php )

Chris N


mike

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Jan 27, 2012, 7:45:02 PM1/27/12
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There should be one at the convention to look at. If I win the
lottery, I'm getting one.

Greg Arnold

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Jan 27, 2012, 8:43:24 PM1/27/12
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There is one in the US?

Chris Nicholas

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Jan 27, 2012, 8:52:40 PM1/27/12
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By the way, if anyone wants a copy of a paper I did on my FES, send me
an email to which I can reply with an attachment.

Chris N

Renny

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Jan 27, 2012, 9:15:43 PM1/27/12
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Yes..It is headed for Reno on Monday....
Thx - Renny

CF

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Feb 2, 2012, 12:51:04 PM2/2/12
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CF <ttail...@nospam.net> wrote in
news:Xns9FE78182CBFEDt...@94.75.214.90:

> Saw a single place electric motorglider at the Sebring FL LSA show 19-22
> Jan. Didn't get the info on it, does anyone have such, like a web site?

It was none of those in the replies, it had a pusher motor n prop

Bob Kuykendall

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Feb 2, 2012, 2:00:13 PM2/2/12
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On Feb 2, 9:51 am, CF <ttailgal...@nospam.net> wrote:

> It was none of those in the replies, it had a pusher motor n prop

Maybe it was Jerry Booker's Red Tail Hawk?

Thanks, Bob K.

JSoar

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Feb 3, 2012, 9:38:02 AM2/3/12
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It wasn't my Red Tail Hawk, to far away for me. I suspect it was
Randall Fishman's new electric ultralight sailplane he is developing.
I ran across this photo and caption:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150613081408623.459232.192081688622#!/photo.php?fbid=10150615174168623&set=a.10150613081408623.459232.192081688622&type=3&theater

Jerry Booker

gotovkotzepkoi

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Feb 3, 2012, 12:09:26 PM2/3/12
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'Chris Nicholas[_2_ Wrote:
> ;808501']By the way, if anyone wants a copy of a paper I did on my FES,
> send me
> an email to which I can reply with an attachment.
>
> Chris N

I'd be keen to read your paper: tienshanman(at)gmail.com




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gotovkotzepkoi

Chris Nicholas

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Feb 3, 2012, 5:43:39 PM2/3/12
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Paper sent.

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