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On 3/25/2015 6:19 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
 
Chris,
I didn't examine this power glider because of the cover over the canopy, but most of the ones I've seen locally have a 
retractable engine pylon behind the canopy.  They make a powered takeoff and then shut down the engine, retract it 
into the fuselage, and fly like a glider.
 
Like this. 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_glider#/media/File:Schleicher_ASH_26E_sailplane_1.jpg>
Spin Me Up Moose
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