Known for his work on upgrading Carenado's dated C152, Nhadrian has released his next project; a substantial development continuation of B21's ASK21 glider. The central feature revolves around modelling and installing an electric powertrain. Dubbed the "ASK21E", it's a fictional iteration of the ASK21, as it's untested during the development process the Author teased that you can become his test pilot! And best of all, it's free!

The ASK21E shares the same keyboard and button wing level commands as the original plane by B21. Standard issue across most X-Plane 11 aircraft nowadays; the ASK21E comes with a detailed 3D model, all instruments has animated 3D objects, with complete with PBR texturing and a custom coded, comprehensive system model of the drivetrain. Building on the engine; the drivetrain features dedicated 3d sound for engine pylon movement along with temperature logic for every major component of the engine. The ASI, winter vario, altitude indicator, GPS and 302 vario has adjustable unit of measurment.

The package also comes shipped with an improved iteration of B21's own improvement efforts of the default ASK21, bringing in the same detailing and improvements added onto the ASK21E.

Here is the technical data:

• Battery: SAFT VL41M Li-ion cells, 72 cells in a row, split into two packages located in the wings.
• Motor: 43 kW brushless electric motor
• Prop: 1,6 m diameter carbon composite folding prop
• ESC: 200 A 250 V brushless electric speed controller (ESC) with LCD
• Prop mast: retractable with dc electric driven mechanics
• Empty weight: 490 kg
• Maximum take-off weight: 660 kg
• Empty CG: 650 mm from datum
• CG limits: between 234 mm and 468 mm from datum
• Maximum overload: +5G / -3G (reduced because of increased weights)
• Performance data: N/A - needs to be specified by test pilots during the test flight program...

For a full list of the aircraft's features and the download link, visit the file page here: LINK