Turbine Powered Wood & Fabric Aircraft... Does one exist?
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turbine glider
That jet glider is a straight, fairly crude conversion of a piston sustainer engined ASH25E.
It has what I consider inadequate thrust to weight (80Kg thrust, 800 Kg weight - you need around 0.14 T/W for a good jet glider) and single engine performance partly due to the drag of the engine installation when engines are extended. There is also no airframe shielding of the noise when the engines are running due to their location and no exhaust treatment.
This can and should all be done much better.
It has what I consider inadequate thrust to weight (80Kg thrust, 800 Kg weight - you need around 0.14 T/W for a good jet glider) and single engine performance partly due to the drag of the engine installation when engines are extended. There is also no airframe shielding of the noise when the engines are running due to their location and no exhaust treatment.
This can and should all be done much better.
