> This airplane is made in Germany, near Berlin. Most of the round gauges
> that you see are of the modern, European variety. There is one glass
> display, as you probably noted. Since, in glider configuration, with the
> engine shut down, all of the electrical power to keep the battery charged is
> provided by solar panels on top of the fuselage, just behind the canopy. I
> suspect the electrical load was chosen with the solar capacity in mind.
That thought did cross my mind. The engine gauges, other than being
tied into the panel lighting, would likely be passive devices, for the
most part. But the GPS, Transponder, Radios and basic flight
instruments would still be sucking a bit of power. Laws of Physics
can't be broken.
AG
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