Re: [Aus-soaring] Pipistrel electric Taurus...

2011-02-24 Thread mart
Klaus Ollman in Serres, France has one. Craig Collins flew with Claus when he came over to France about 3 years ago. Craig said that performance was very good. Claus usually flies around with several gliders following him. Apparently , although the followers had much better performing planes,

[Aus-soaring] Pipistrel electric Taurus...

2011-02-20 Thread John Mason
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Pipistrel electric Taurus...

2011-02-20 Thread Mike Borgelt
Hi John, Looks interesting. Does anyone know of any independent performance testing of the glide performance of the Taurus or any of the other ultralight gliders? They all seem to claim rather excellent performance. That electric system could power a nice 15m single seater or with extra