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Gliders => Slope Soaring => Topic started by: Fred on November 03, 2009, 08:10:53 AM

Title: They call that Electric Sustainers ?
Post by: Fred on November 03, 2009, 08:10:53 AM

They have invented what we already know and use...  :P

(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_SD9x0DEgIBU/Su1l6_LTuLI/AAAAAAAAAYw/2OY0LiAYLrI/s576/prop%20open.jpg)

Oh yeah, it's full size by the way...  :)

(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_SD9x0DEgIBU/Su1bgLKWlfI/AAAAAAAAAWg/hQPWMcriMoQ/s640/DSCF3345.jpg)

Full size or models, that is still plain ugly anyway !  :P

More here : http://www.front-electric-sustainer.com/index.html

Title: They call that Electric Sustainers ?
Post by: billscottni on November 03, 2009, 10:06:07 AM

Must admit I prefer the Stemme nosecone and prop that folds away inside to give a far more streamlined approach!!

Title: They call that Electric Sustainers ?
Post by: Aidan on November 05, 2009, 13:10:05 PM

I wonder how difficult it would be to fold the blades back into enclosed recesses in the fuselage when not in use?

Title: They call that Electric Sustainers ?
Post by: billscottni on November 05, 2009, 15:18:48 PM

Quote from: "Aidan"

I wonder how difficult it would be to fold the blades back into enclosed recesses in the fuselage when not in use?

Aidan,
Do a search for Steem S10. It folds it's blades back in behind the spinner when not in use

Title: They call that Electric Sustainers ?
Post by: Fred on November 05, 2009, 16:53:03 PM

Hey Aidan,

In fact the system is really simple ! The blades, instead of folding backward, they are foldind up/downwards, a spring allowing them to fold on themselves (well, at least on the RC version, but I'm pretty sure the system is roughly the same on the full scale one  :?: )

I have some photos of the entire system somewhere from MCM Stemme if interrested  :D

Title: fullsize glider
Post by: JohnPearson on November 05, 2009, 23:10:37 PM

Hi Fred

The full size boys are always behind us poor rc pilots, front props Ha, Ha, old tech to us glider pilots, what about jet power!!!

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