what is a motor glider?

[dhal22]

Just had to ask.

 

[bigblueswope]

A Radian.


BJ Swope

 

[Judge]

Here is an example of a motor glider in manned aircraft:

http://www.diamond-air.at/single-engine-aircraft/hk36-super-dimona.html

For models we consider any normal type sailplane with a motor on it a motor glider. We fly them in Altitude Limited Electric Soaring (ALES) of F5J events.

The attached photo is my 4 meter ALES/F5J plane. 4 meter wing span with a Neu 1105/2.5 Y and a 6.7:1 gearbox with a 16 x 10 folding prop. Runs on 3S lipos and weight 56 ounces all up weight ready to fly. 6-servos airplane, aileron x 2, flaps x 2, rudder, elevator.

 

[Bartman]

all perfectly good answers but when it comes to RC a motor glider can mean one battery pack, a really beautiful day, a beach chair, sunglasses, and the most relaxing hour of RC flying you might ever enjoy in one flight. at least, that's what it means to me.

 

[Gene Cope]

In scale terms these are motor gliders.

http://www.touringmotorgliders.org/homepages/tmglist.php

 

[dhal22]

Excellent. A previously unused forum department now has a conversation.

 

[Bartman]

well done!

 

[Bhughes]

I just bought a multiplex glider the other day. Wow talk about quality verses the junky parkzone radian.

 

[Judge]

Here is a model of a very cool manned motor glider. Called the Windex. A frind of mine has a big scale model of this, 4 or 5 meters IIRC,

 

[Gene Cope]

At present I"m assembling a Roke 1/4 scale Grob 109. It will be powered by a onboard starting Z26 engine.