Thanks Mike Still prohibitively expensive, hopefully costs will come down to achievable levels at some stage. ROSS
-----Original Message----- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Friday, 11 June 2010 5:04 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Jet Powered Sailplanes Info We discussed that project here the week before last. Yes Bob Carlton will sell you an engine. I had a good look at one at Avalon in 2009 when he had one on his Salto for this airshow routine and talked with Bob for about 45 minutes. Last I heard an engine was around USD42,000. The you need to do your own retract or get Bob to do it for you which might cost another USD25000 if he does it. You want to keep the engine horizontal while retracted. Jet sailplanes aren't new. Bob had the Silent with two AT450 engines 6 years ago and did the airshow circuit in the US with it, also Avalon in 2007. That glider is a TST 14 Bonus. It is a 2 seat lightweight glider. There is a TS110 also which looks like an ASW19 except for the tail. The wing appears to be a Std Cirrus airfoil and planform except at the tip. The TST 14 2 seater increases the span by adding one metre each side at the root. Mike At 04:45 PM 11/06/2010, you wrote: >Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01CB0985.7F2C9680" >Content-Language: en-au > >Brilliant! Someone has finally done it. >Does anyone know what the original glider was? Looks like a DG500 or similar. >The real question is can the engine & retract mechanism be bought >separately to install in any other self launching or Turbo sailplane? >ROSS > >From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net >[mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Mark King >Sent: Friday, 11 June 2010 3:38 PM >To: Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net >Subject: [Aus-soaring] Jet Powered Sailplanes Info > >For those who want to fly jets but can't afford a Citation > ><http://www.desertaerospace.com/bonusjet/>http://www.desertaerospace.com/bo nusjet/ > >Mark > > >_______________________________________________ >Aus-soaring mailing list >Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net >To check or change subscription details, visit: >http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments since 1978 phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 email: mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com website: www.borgeltinstruments.com _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
