X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-yw0-f52.google.com ([209.85.213.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c1) with ESMTPS id 5686417 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:31:13 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.213.52; envelope-from=editor@contactmagazine.com Received: by yhpp61 with SMTP id p61so5651269yhp.25 for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:30:38 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :x-gm-message-state; bh=0s7hQl01lQ1CrHrDN69C6MjZC6USGmk8FFmwa0KRgds=; b=m2/2g8Xs0gmgAZFE2oWez+6C9Je2syb64rB4QqU8JTRzSl8+fYGVmtS6b/9kzpO4kg 1kGz2tr296xYDzeSAla9GZy73KLmGUyz1H9HqGvlEy0rbo38M6kNR/2XWf8kNFarwpvI xHbov6fawKipOKqOJSI0laHvvcFttfFmXWcqJ/Qn8q2bZztXDZFdI/oK1bqFb9grELkQ 5fNKjjS+K36rZoeOCSb0q1LGLv3SIwcEHbfGn75yUjOmZHeDOO5lGF7eh5yTfqBCk/P0 gcY6DwyNVdZqp3rqQeqQWokFBGHndz4ODkdAigRC93M4dUjfTSq65xyNph7axsgOZIXF RAVw== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.180.169 with SMTP id dp9mr2906573igc.8.1343759438122; Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:30:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.64.78.132 with HTTP; Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:30:37 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:30:37 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Homebuilt Motor Gliders (with a rotary engine of course!) From: Patrick Panzera To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae93407a5f90e2104c6245f16 X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkUfqyYWQf6oG1TxqDSHBdADlE/1Jvs4I/eRUMy3Tz/rQEBxZeXXmtlq+MEpvbiLAuzyyEb --14dae93407a5f90e2104c6245f16 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Any homebuilt can be registered as a self-launch glider. It doesn't need long wings. Although not homebuilt, SpaceShipOne is an experimental motor glider. Same rules apply. On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Tracy wrote: > Just waiting for just the right motor-glider design to come along. :-) > > Tracy > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 30, 2012, at 9:36 PM, Patrick Panzera > wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 6:44 PM, Tracy wrote: > >> I liked the bigger wing area they used on the -14. It no doubt cost >> some top speed and cruise but I love the additional wing I added on my -8. >> Instead of a rock, It feels like it wants to keep flying when the >> throttle is chopped. Guess I should'a been a glider pilot. >> > > There's still time. > > Pat > > --14dae93407a5f90e2104c6245f16 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Any homebuilt can be registered as a self-launch glider.
It doesn't= need long wings.
=A0
Although not homebuilt, SpaceShipOne is= an experimental motor glider.=A0
Same rules apply.

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Tracy <r= wstracy@gmail.com> wrote:
Just waiting for just the right motor-glider = design to come along. :-)

Tracy

Sent from m= y iPad

On Jul 30, 2012, at 9:36 PM, Patrick Panzera <editor@contactma= gazine.com> wrote:

On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 6:44 PM, Tracy <rwstracy@gmail.com> wrote:
I liked the bigger wing area they used on the= -14. =A0 It no doubt cost some top speed and cruise =A0but I love the addi= tional wing I added on my -8. =A0 Instead of a rock, =A0It feels like it wa= nts to keep flying when the throttle is chopped. =A0 Guess I should'a b= een a glider pilot.

There's still time.
Pat

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