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To: American Number 181269513

No fuel fluid dynamics.

A thousand points of failure reduced to 4 connections to the drive motor.

Battery stability and charge analytics at near perfect reliability.

I’m in.

In fact, as a former hang glider pilot I would drop my fear of combustion engines and learn to fly one of these.

Want one.


13 posted on 09/19/2021 4:36:49 PM PDT by Eddie01
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To: Eddie01
You might want to wait a while for better batteries! You couldn't carry enough fire suppressant to put out lithium battery fires.


18 posted on 09/19/2021 4:49:32 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom ("If I’m going to get my political views from those who chase balls, I’ll ask my dog.")
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To: Eddie01

Electric motors have peak power at low rpms I bet the STOL performance of this plane is like a Tesla car off the line. Give me a ESTOL capable of a 300 to 500 ft take off run and I can change it from my roof panels for free vs $6.98 gal for 100ULL at local airport. A 400 mile IFR range with reserve puts all my favorite fishing and hunting spots a single hop away. Cover the wings with thin film solar panels instead of paint and also pack some thin film roll out solar panels and charge while you relax. It’s like taking a petrol pump with you to the bush.

https://flightaware.com/resources/airport/KADS/services/FBO/Atlantic_Aviation_Addison


19 posted on 09/19/2021 4:49:38 PM PDT by JD_UTDallas ("Veni Vidi Vici" )
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To: Eddie01

Problem is the weight of the batteries is so high you can only fly it by remote control


32 posted on 09/19/2021 8:28:24 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (They would have abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: Eddie01

You got that right. I want one on my hang glider :P WW forever


36 posted on 09/20/2021 5:32:18 AM PDT by Technocrat (Trump 2020. For the Republic.)
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