Sperber is simply german for sparrow hawk.
Rolf
From: Mike Borgelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in
Australia."<[email protected]>
To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring
inAustralia."<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Motor Falke/Sperber RF4/5
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:12:05 +1000
At 06:48 PM 7/06/05 +1000, you wrote:
>Garrahy, Paul wrote:
>
>> I am wanting to purchase one of the above motor gliders, either
>> airworthy or not. Does anyone know of one for sale?
>
>I thought the RF4/5 were made by Avions Fournier, not Sperber - can
>anyone clarify this?
>
>--
>Robert Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>+61 (0)438 385 533
>Brisbane, Australia http://www.hart.wattle.id.au
The RF4 and 5 were indeed as you say. The RF5B Sperber is a somewhat
different asircraft from the RF5. The first two are more high L/D powered
aircraft the RF5B actually envisaged turning the engine off now and again.
Mike
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