Zigolo electric powered ultralight motor glider.

[@bodean5163]

I would like to see someone cover the top of this long wing with solar cell film for constant charging during daylight hours for a truly cross country electric motor glider.

[@yellowdog123456]

I salute your innovations. My flying experience is minimal so I can only stand on the sideline and say,COOL!

[@frankcloskey7789]

Excellent plane, you say nothing about where to go for training. your next video and were. have a good day.

[@GabrielMunera]

How much?

[@DevocionyGratitud]

Less than 20k fully kitted out, 14.5 base price.

[@choppergirl]

Ouch for 20k I expect a real airplane. My dad sold a Cessna like taildragger for 26K. My budget for something ultralight like this that is nothing more than some aluminum tube a Dacron would be under $2,000. If you cant do it at that price point... in a few years the Chinese will.

[@rcbif101]

Ya, pricey at first, but consider the long term cost of ownership (maintenance, storage, ect.). It's the way to go for someone that just wants to fly and put around locally or trailer it somewhere. I would build my own though....

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, Well, as it turns out, such is not the case. Last time a New Cessna was $26,000 was in 1979, when I was assembling C-152 Aerobats from out of Shipping-Containers at Bankstown Airport, for $100 per Week, Cash-In-Hand... My first Aeroplane hangs in the local Transport Museum, and I did the Test Flying on the ultimate 22 Hp Development of the First Flight of the World's First Prototype Ultralight Motorglider... Check my "Personal Aeroplanology" Playlist... This is not a Bullshit Post. ;-p Ciao !

[@ArnoldsDesign]

+CHOPPERGIRL AIRWAR Have you ever considered building something like a Beaujon Mach .07? They can be built with common hand tools, and don't cost a lot to build. Simple tube and fabric design. Used engines are plentiful from sleds. I've spoken with several people who have built and flown them, and every one of them says they are one of the nicest flying planes they ever flew. It is the plane in my avatar. That is the model I'm in the process of building, and I have a two stroke Suzuki 350 air cooled twin I'm mounting to it. You can buy the whole plans booklet from Herbert Beaujon for $40. It has seven designs, including the Mach .07, along with a lot of material design information. It's pretty cool.

[@WarblesOnALot]

Arnold's Design G'day, I think you're too late mate, she's found and bought a derelict VJ-24w SunFun, apparently it cost $38 with a Trailer...; it needs to be re-covered, and if it were mine I'd remove some welded steelwork and a draggy heavy Piper-Cub type Undercarraige which some nutter decided to incorporate into the lower Hang-Cage..., it will fly a lot better in the original form, I think... Simplicate, and add more lightness, as they say... ;-p Ciao !

[@jrhunter007]

+CHOPPERGIRL AIRWAR Your "budget" isn't enough for the average hanglider (new). Aircraft-grade materials aren't cheap, nor is flying. This is as cheap as it gets for something that's safe & practical (reliable).

[@skynut831]

How about a small (RAT) ram air turbine to help boost/recharge in flight !!?? I will bet it's in the near future!!

[@peterorton1191]

+skynut831 Any energy gained from the ram air turbine would come from the velocity of the aircraft itself, so would be pointless. While you could charge the batteries using a RAT, the motor would then have to use more power to maintain the same speed.

[@skynut831]

Sorry I got people thinking! I did not think an exact RAT but something along those lines !!The way batteries and magnet tech is advancing, who knows the potential! Think BIG my friends, that's what I mean !! BLUE SKIES !!!

[@jck9590]

+skynut831 ...It's not that you "got people thinking". It's that thinking people who understand physics know that ANY output you get from ANY kind of wind powered charging system requires either MORE energy from the motor/battery or an increased descent rate of the aircraft. Since descent rate is the opposite of what you want from a glider, it wouldn't make any sense. Even solar powered aircraft have to carefully balance the minute amount of power they get with the additional weight the panels add. In the end, the only way to successfully incorporate electric into a flying structure is either design it from scratch for minimum drag/weight- or make it a hybrid system with a small engine/generator combo for increased range. But thinking you can ever get any usable flight power from the motion of the aircraft itself is a non-starter. You will never get out more than what you took away in performance...

[@Hoffmanpack]

I imagine after gaining altitude you could actuvate the charging on the way down. Would save a little bit of electricity.

[@1silvervespa]

$11,ooo for Made in China tad bit high.

[@seabirdsolar]

In China, nothing is for sure with regulation and nothing much at all happens without someone paying cash to some official's kid's school in Switzerland. I mean, good luck, but of course the government officials are going to say "Yes!" up front, just to get you get involved and invested. Then nothing happens until you realize a pay out is needed. Not that they ask-you have to subtle with the death penalty for bribery. Without some high officials personally invested, development is possible, but not economic. To be fair, certification of a light aircraft in North America at a price point that consumers are willing to pay appears impossible as well. If some high official at the top of the food chain wants a little electric airplane to fly as his pet project, then next week, it can fly legally...until a rival official wants to squash it. Sounds cynical, I guess, but...well...trust me. Thank God for democratic countries.