Antares electric self-launcher in this months Soaring

[Stewart Kissel]

Interesting article on this ship. Anyone know how
much these cost? Possibly over $200k here in the US?

[F.L. Whiteley]

"Stewart Kissel" > wrote in
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> Interesting article on this ship. Anyone know how
> much these cost? Possibly over $200k here in the US?
>
Can't comment about the price, but I hear there's one coming to Telluride,
so maybe we can have a peek before long.

Frank Whiteley

[cernauta]

Stewart Kissel > wrote:

>Interesting article on this ship. Anyone know how
>much these cost? Possibly over $200k here in the US?
>
>
In Europe, I have heard of 170k Euros.
A full battery replacement, which 5 years ago was said to be very
close to 50k (!), is now qouted at 10K and 1K from two different
sources. IMVHO the former is correct.

I have touched the ship (beautiful), and seen it fly very gracefully
in low altitude, weak lift; on landing, ailerons remained effective
down to walking speeds.

Batteries can't be removed for lighter wing weight and loading.

Aldo