Being electric and flying, I have to wonder why there is no “solar panel” molded into the composite structure to charge the batteries while flying. Solar Cells are light in weight and it is a VFR plane afterall. Anyway, $141K is rediculously expensive.
Was wondering the same exact thing. Lots of surface area for cells.
Looking at the size of the craft, you may be able to make 300 watts in full sun.
I don’t know how big the batteries are or the power usage but during a 3 hour flight, solar cells would only add another kilowatt hour under optimum conditions.
I suppose if you ran out of juice out in the desert, you could recharge the batteries after a few days and fly out.
It includes a hangar with solar panels. I have a friend that factory built a Glassair Sportsman and by the time he got done getting avionics he was over $200k. It’s a really nice airplane, though.