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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Stemme S10-vt Motorglider
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 22:58:48 -0500
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Thanks, Adam.  I have never flown one, but did have a ride in a training 
glider in 1952.  I recall a sort of fly-in at a grass airport in the 
late 1940s when one of the gliders did a series of loops just east of 
the airport, illuminated by the setting sun.  It was a beautiful sight.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 10/6/2015 10:52 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:
> Fine sequence. I love sailplanes and would love to fly in a fully 
> aerobatic sailplane. Decades ago I took a few lessons before kids took 
> over.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Adam
>
>> On Oct 6, 2015, at 7:01 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Glider enthusiasts can now have the best of both worlds, powered flight 
>> and a record-setting sailplane.  The Stemme S10-vt motorglider is built 
>> in Germany and distributed in North America from Colombia, SC.  The 
>> company demonstrator arrived this afternoon in preparation for the AOPA 
>> fly-in which takes place this weekend. I was happy to get a chance for a 
>> close look.
>>
>> The airplane is powered by a 115hp Rotax turbocharged engine that is 
>> installed behind the cockpit, which drives a concealable folding 
>> propeller behind the nosecone.  It can cruise comfortably at 120 knots, 
>> and carries oxygen to go along with its service ceiling of 30,000 ft.  
>> With a high aspect ratio wing, it has a 50:1 glide ratio in glider 
>> configuration.  The long wing is folded to enable it to make use of 
>> normal storage.
>>
>> The demonstration pilot gave me a big wave when he arrived.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Stemme+1.tif.html
>>
>> I was impressed by the instrument panel.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Stemme+2.tif.html
>>
>> I had seen pictures of the folding prop, but had never seen one up close. 
>>  The engine and prop can make normal takeoffs and climbs, can be stopped 
>> and stowed in the air, and can be repositioned and restarted in the air 
>> if necessary.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Stemme+3.tif.html
>>
>> The wing hinges permit folding by one man, so that normal parking or 
>> hangar spaces can be utilized.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Stemme+4.tif.html
>>
>> This shows the right wing in the folded and stowed position.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Stemme+5.tif.html
>>
>> All photos with the X-E1 and 27mm
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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