Lambada Motor Glider

SP_Laser · Post by **SP_Laser** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:34 pm

I don't have enough great things to say about this airplane. errrrrr, uhhh (cough) I mean 'self launching motor glider'...sorry about that.

What's the difference?

Light Sport Glider requirements:

10hrs with 2 hrs dual
20 flights (t&g's, more like 75, but seriously)
0 thats right Zero cross country

Another great thing, I can't stall this plane ehh, *sorry* 'self launching motor glider' (repeat again for memory "self launching motor glider") unless I do it by gaining extra energy and quickly pull up..even then the stall lasts 1-2 seconds and self corrects.

80hp rotax 100kts max cruise is about 90 or so. Range 800nm.

BTW, CFI glider requirements are only 25 hours as PIC after SP Glider.

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Cub flyer · Post by **Cub flyer** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:15 pm

How about why can't you fly SP after failing a medical

but you can fly as a glider pilot and glider pilots can fly a motor glider.

There is a grey area here somewhere.

SP_Laser · Post by **SP_Laser** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:30 am

Cub flyer wrote:How about why can't you fly SP after failing a medical

but you can fly as a glider pilot and glider pilots can fly a motor glider.

There is a grey area here somewhere.

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SP_Laser · Post by **SP_Laser** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:35 am

The Samba XXL(same company as Lambada) takes this one step further. It's shorter wing decrease the glide ratio of this motor glider to 18:1 (Lambada 26:1)

There are no other gliders (including the ancient swietzer 23) with a ratio that low. Yet there are no other 'regular' airplanes with a glide ratio that high including the Katana 14:1

Talk about grey area.

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