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Old August 17th 20, 01:37 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Marc Ramsey[_5_]
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Default Another E glider concept

On Sunday, August 16, 2020 at 4:11:15 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Sunday, August 16, 2020 at 12:33:33 PM UTC-5, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIYU2zkGQFQ


Great cgi. What are the chines for, if the are for go fast, why don't mainstream gliders have them?


If you mean the fins on either side of the nose clearly marked "sensor", likely angle of attack vanes. Not very useful when the motor is running...