Arcus-J video

Some answers:

Fuel is carried in four wing bags (factory installed) with 3.4 gallons each (12.9 liters), one fuselage tank (factory installed) with another 3.5 gallons (13.3 liters), another 5.7 gallon tank (27.6 liters) behind and below the wing spars in the engine bay. This tank also serves as a platform for the four fuel pumps (redundant systems for fuel transfer from the factory tanks and to the engine). There is also a small (1 liter) accumulator tank that we use to keep the system pressurized as fuel is fed to the engine. It also prevents air from reaching the engine. Total fuel capacity is presently about 23 gallons (86.3 liters)

Fuel consumption is high at 98% thrust (~30 gph) but drops off to about 18-20 gph at cruise power settings. We hesitate to give actual range estimates without real data, but 10 mpg at 150 knots is a fair approximation of cruise performance. You also have the benefit of a long glide from altitude when fuel gets low and the engine is shut down and retracted.

There are engine controls in both panels, except the start switch is only up front. The panel displays are proprietary to Desert Aerospace and built by LX Nav.

ANYTHING could (and should) replace the 2-33 ;-) No this probably isn't a good club glider, unless your club has a bunch of rich members.

Contact Desert Aerospace for pricing information.

Hmmm.
Long Wings
Single jet engine
Ability for high altitude flights

Did the ghost of Kelly Johnson aid in the design of this aircraft?

Ray

On Friday, May 26, 2017 at 9:17:22 AM UTC-7, wrote:
Hmmm.
Long Wings
Single jet engine
Ability for high altitude flights

Did the ghost of Kelly Johnson aid in the design of this aircraft?

First jet sailplane was the Fouga CM8 R13 Cyclone which flew in 1949:

https://minijets.org/fr/100-150/turb...8-r13-cyclone/

Maybe Kelly Johnson was influenced by it...

Marc

The Sylphe flew in 1949, but after a Hutter with a BMW turbine, also in 1949. Neither was particularly successful, owing to the primitive turbine engines of the day. But, ya' gotta start somewhere!

On Friday, May 26, 2017 at 7:21:15 PM UTC-7, wrote:
The Sylphe flew in 1949, but after a Hutter with a BMW turbine, also in 1949. Neither was particularly successful, owing to the primitive turbine engines of the day. But, ya' gotta start somewhere!

I could always be wrong, but I believe the the jet powered Hütter H 30 TS first flew in 1960.

Marc