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Originally Posted by Tony Smith
Wow!
Quote: "After alteration by the Government Aircraft Factory, the glider was fitted with a 96hp Mercury 59A engine for testing as a Glas II Suction Wing Glider."
The outline drawing of the Glas II Suction Wing Glider doesn't show anything like a propellor, presumably the Aircraft was still a Glider, so what was the Ford V8 required for? Something about the "Suction Wing"?
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Hi Tony,
The Mercury engine was inside the aircraft and powered a fan to draw in air, all described in this link;
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/...land-oddities/
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