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April 9th 20, 04:36 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
kinsell
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Best option for electric self starting glider
On 4/8/20 5:41 PM,
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I'm hoping that someone creates an electric self-launch glider with complete propulsion redundancy: two 20kW motors, two propellors, two batterey packs, two speed controls. Any single failure would leave you with at least sustainer performance.
A traditional motorglider must be flown like an unpowered sailplane; you must keep safe landing options within glide. With sufficient redundancy, it would not be unreasonable to enjoy soaring in some entirely new and inhospitable places.
Just start with a King Air and drop in a couple electric motors. Makes
more sense than a lot of electric conversions I read about.
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