I don't understand why the ASG32 EL can't self launch - the quoted 2m/s is
a better climb rate than many self launchers.
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 4:23 PM, DMcD wrote:
> Didn't I read in Bernard Eckey's recent ad in Soaring Australia that
> electric SLGs did not work and that Schleicher's had deci
Didn't I read in Bernard Eckey's recent ad in Soaring Australia that
electric SLGs did not work and that Schleicher's had decided to just
make an electric sustainer.
Maybe electric only works for gliders like the Silent which are around
150 kg in basic glider form and 210 kg in advanced (electric)
On Sep 21, 2016, at 10:38 AM, Mike Borgelt
wrote:
> Oh, yes, they are just machines. Inanimate objects.
When I acquired the RV, my partner almost immediately anthropomorphized it: Its
rego is SOL, so, of course, its name needs to be “Solly.” The fairings on the
wheels (spats or pants, depend
Jim,
That is the concept for Glofly, now renamed GoFly
and seeking funding in the US.
Could be done on a normal glider in the wheel.
You could taxi it out to the takeoff point by
walking the wingtip with a little wireless
controller in your hand. No towbars, wing walkers
etc required. By s
Sounds like an outrunner would be the choice for a glider wheel, enough
acceleration to allow a jet sustainer to self-launch.
Jim
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From: "Mike Borgelt"
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There were only 6 or 7 Ventus C A fuselage version built. One was
written off in the US due to a disconnected flaperon on one side.
Fortunately at 7000 feet so a successful bailout was made.
3 of the survivors are in Australia.
"Further: I really detest the concept of a name being given to an
It is just structural engineering. Put the right
amount of material in the right place.You can see
the pivot shaft in the videos.
I suspect the entire turtledeck fairing is non structural.
That motor design is in all sizes from very small
to many 10s of kilowatts. It is called an
outrunner.
thanks
On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 7:13 PM, Matthew Gage
wrote:
> The pylon raises from the back of the bay. The motor pivots on the pylon
> so the thrust axis is always horizontal.
>
> See https://www.facebook.com/gpgliders/videos for a number of clips of
> the motor in action.
>
>
> On 20 Sep 2016
Very nice. Rapid extension and retract. I have seen that motor somewhere
before.
I did like the large access panel to the motor compartment. Not sure how
they maintain adequate strength in that area.
On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 7:25 PM, Mike Borgelt <
mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote:
> At
Spot on Mike.
I looked into buying this ship a few years ago, but alas, the fuselage did
not fit, (or is it that, I did not fit the fuselage?)
Rego is GGF.
Ib called her "The White Lady" I wonder if Colin knows that?
As Colin is a member of this forum, I wonder if he has any commen
At 07:04 PM 9/20/2016, you wrote:
Any  good links?
I found a schematic diagram which indicates that
the motor has a pusher folding prop. Not sure
how it retracts and fits in the fuselage with the blades sticking up?
Here you go: http://www.gpgliders.info/technik/
Scroll down to the video
The pylon raises from the back of the bay. The motor pivots on the pylon so the
thrust axis is always horizontal.
See https://www.facebook.com/gpgliders/videos for a number of clips of the
motor in action.
> On 20 Sep 2016, at 19:04 , Peter Champness wrote:
>
> Any good links?
> I found a sc
Any good links?
I found a schematic diagram which indicates that the motor has a pusher
folding prop. Not sure how it retracts and fits in the fuselage with the
blades sticking up?
On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Mike Borgelt <
mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote:
> Yes, Matt.
>
> Mainly th
Yes, Matt.
Mainly that the limited diameter of the prop limits prop efficiency.
In the chain Battery->motor->prop-> useful thrust, prop efficiency
is the single largest loss. You'll get around 50% at the
power/diameter/airspeeds we are dealing with here. More blades aren't
necessarily better
Adam,
Ib is at Caloundra. He owned a Ventus c A fuselage 17.6 like mine. It
was sold a few years ago to Colin Collum at Benalla. As of last
Easter he still owned it as I saw him flying it.
Mike
At 04:20 PM 9/20/2016, you wrote:
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VCM was owned me. Sold it to a guy from Bathuurst about 3 years ago?
Cheers
Fish
On Tuesday, 20 September 2016, Adam Woolley wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Just wondering whether anyone has contact details for Ib Braes?
>
> Alternatively, if he's sold the Ventus cM he used to own - then the e-mail
> c
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