On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 03:39:19 +0000, Marc Ramsey
wrote:


A perfectly sensible configuration for an electric motorglider, saves the
weight and complexity of the retraction mechanism, negligible drag with
the propeller blades folded back. The only surprise (to me, anyway) is
that this setup hasn't shown up on any non-solar electric motorgliders,

somewhere, I've seen a proposal for a motorglider with the prop in the
same position, driven by a traditional engine (in the fuselage) via
hydraulic transmission (pump, hi-pressure lines all the way to the top
of the tail, propeller).

Just can't remember anything more. It must have been a long time.

Aldo