Roo Hawkins Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 the motor glider thread. any thing with a motor in it or on it as long has it is a scale glider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 My ASK21 KLW as yet not flown due lack of effort on my part (now over 18 months), maybe I am really only an IC Bipe man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Hawkins Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 nice bobby what span is it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Hawkins Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 my wnidex scratch built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiKid Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I have a bit of a penchant for motor gliders as they give a very good bang for a buck, being useful as park flyers, club flyers, thermalers and slopers. Here's my 3.5m Ka-8B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Hi Roo, It is a 2.6mtr what ever that is in real money! with 4s lipo and a separate R/X battery. Flaps set to a three position switch on a guess. bob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Burton Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 The phrase "motor glider" always makes me recoil If it has a motor then it is not a glider, otherwise anything with a motor than can glide would be a motor glider. Is my Wot 4 a motor glider, I wonder ? On the other hand, a motorised glider, ie designed as a glider but has had a motor added, makes more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I suspect that a motor glider would be better named as a motor soarer i.e. it's capable of climbing unaided in lift - almost a foolproof definition although a Super Cub was spotted wave soaring with its engine off some years ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 My preference is to call them "self launch gliders". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiKid Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Well this one is an actual motor glider - the Scheibe SF-24 Motor Spatz (Motor Sparrow). The f/s was produced in Germany in the early 1960's and was one of the first commercially available motor gliders. Really a fun model to fly and also performs well as a sloper - I guess with the prop removed it would be a PSS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 My ASK-14 from a German kit - can't remember the manufacturer - 1/5th scale, 113.5" span, weighs 5.5lb, power is a 1958 vintage Fox 19 fitted with an OS carb driving 8x4 prop. Despite the high wing loading & low power - 15.5oz/sq ft it flies in a very scale like manner. Climb is steady, maintains altitude at tickover & glide can be surprisingly slow. It's been a hanger queen for a number of years since I went all electric but overdue for a refurb & power update. I expect to be able to make substantial weight savings by changing the 4 Futaba 148's servos in the fuselage & pair of medium Hitec servos in the wings for more modern lighter jobbies & using a 3s electric power train. Resting on the club strip. Sitting next to my magnatilla in the donor image for ... My photoshopped avatar piloted by moi. A genuine flying shot photoshopped [badly] into a cloudy background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 T61, built from the Cliff Charlesworth plan: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiKid Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Love that T61 Trevor - superb detail in the cockpit and finishing. With the prop clearance and outriggers, I assume it can ROG? Here's my Ogar - a Polish tandem glider in which the occupants sit side by side. There are still quite a few flying - 45 were shipped to the States and are popular with clubs for training as the a/c can be powered up to height, the motor switched off and long flight times obtained by soaring. My own model performs very well in my four favourite passions of club and park flying, thermaling and sloping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Yes, ROGs with the T61 are generally no problem. I have though upgraded from 5s to 6s operation and reduced the prop diameter by an inch because the prop would occasionally catch when taking off from bumpy ground. My instrument panel is actually just a printout - I was lucky enough to be able to photograph the full size! Yours looks to be much more of a construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Sorry, no photos but here's a video of my Chris Williams 1/4 scale ASK 11 (Traplet, now Sarik plan pack) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zL0LmMquBY Lovely flier, just needed a bit of down mixing in with the throttle, still haven't got round to finishing the cockpit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedster Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 6 meter Ka8 maiden motor flight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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