BonusJet jet engine self launching glider

[Exadios]

The first flight of the Bonusjet self launching glider has occurred.

 

 

[Guest Wigg]

nice looking aircraft. Sleek design. Wigg

 

 

[airangel]

There is a glider at waikerie is SA with 3 jet engines. two are retractable. I think it took three years to design install and test.

 

 

[Exadios]

There is a glider at waikerie is SA with 3 jet engines. two are retractable. I think it took three years to design install and test.

Any details on the Web?

 

 

[horsefeathers]

I dont care how pretty it is - the sound on the low pass - the SOUND ------- aaaaaaaaaaaa

 

you can keep your rotax and Jabiru engines - for true flying satisfaction give me a jet engine sound any day... (maybe there is a way to retrofit a noise generator to a rotax exhaust)

 

 

[The Wolf]

Any details on the Web?

Jet powered glider

 

 

[Exadios]

Jet powered glider

Thanks.

 

I take it that he uses the non retractable engine as a sustainer. I wonder what the L/D is.

 

 

[dunlopdangler]

Ah...takes me back to the caproni 21SJ that "ace" brought out to Australia in the 1990's and later Mike Burns converting a 21 into the jet model. From memory there was only seven "original" 21SJs built in the factory before Bell-Agusta purchased Caproni and ceased production. Out of the seven, "Ace" owned three of them. Wonder whatever happened to them. i_dunno

 

 

[lbarnes]

One of them had been living in its trailer under a tree in a paddock near Mullumbimby up until recently. One of the nearby residents said that it had been purchased by a group at Casino.

 

 

[dunlopdangler]

Well that would have been one of the three...wonder what happened to the other two and "Ace"

 

 

[jetjr]

Mike has one in his shed at YTOC

 

 

[dunlopdangler]

He has, but not one of the factory seven..Mike did a really good job converting a S21 to the jet version though..:thumb_up: