This is a motor glider. It uses the motor to take off and can use it rather than searching for thermals. It is owned by the Hertfordshire scouts. All the pilots were instructors from the club and were volunteers.

The scouts got to fly the glider a bit and also learned some of the basics of gliding. They all qualified for the aeronautics badge. http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/badges/scout-activity-ae.htm