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Old 21st April 2013 | 00:08
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mm43
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From: NNW of Antipodes
Where do they get the power to operate it from?


"One distinctive feature that is incorporated in the LS10 fuselage is the bug wiper garage. Even though the wing of the LS10 has been designed to be bug tolerant, fitment of bug wipers does not result in a drag penalty as they fit perfectly into the fuselage garage. The distinctive aluminum-carbon design of the bug wiper goes one step further to make the LS10 a distinctive high tech glider.

In addition to the integral bug wiper garages, solar panels are also integrated into the fuselage turtle deck to provide continual battery charging. Two normal batteries are sufficient to provide the required electrical demand for flight inclusive of (optional) bug wiper and turbo operation.
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The full article is at www.dg-flugzeugbau.de.
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