>BTW, for those particularly interested in the motor glider version, check out
>the Windex kit from Sweden (see the PFA Homebuild Guide). I haven't any info
>back from them yet but this single seater claims similar performance to the
>existing Europa (cruise speed and rate of climb) on a
>Konig 25 hp motor (mounted in the tail fin) and an L/D of 38 to 1. The
>Europa MG version will, in comparison, have an L/D of 27 to 1 -
>somewhat disappointing in view of the fact that the existing configuration has,
>I believe, a 17 to 1 L/D. The main snag with the Windex is that it's a single
>seater.
BTW, the Windex was designed in Sarasota Fl, USA. The owner of the shop is
a member of our gliding club (inactive, though). He named the motor glider
after a weathervane type instrument that sailors put on their mast (also his
design). I'm not a sailor, so I don't know what it is......
Jeff
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