I saw a picture the other day of an electric super charger connected to
a diesel generator.Â* It was probably a gag, but who knows?Â* These
electronazis never seem to say just where the electricity comes from.

On 2/4/2020 7:09 AM, kinsell wrote:
On 2/1/20 10:12 AM, wrote:
On Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 11:59:46 AM UTC-5, Eric Greenwell
wrote:
kinsell wrote on 2/1/2020 8:43 AM:
On 2/1/20 9:25 AM, wrote:
...
system, so they have to redesign the system almost from scratch
to fit
everything into the fuselage. Watch this space...


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MartinÂ*Â*Â* | martin at
GregorieÂ* | gregorie dot org

I have gone through the same thing, abandoning one controller for
another and
then doing all the integration again.
You can't buy experience, but you DO pay for it.
UH


The folks on the Islander conversion project say they're doing
everything with
off-the-shelf components.Â* Can't you just run down to Grainger and
pick up
something suitable?Â* Heck there may still be one in an attic in
Connecticut you
could use.

Adding self-launching to a single-seat sailplane (especially the
small, light
Libelle!) that was not designed for it is going to be a significant
project,
whether you are using electric, jet, or ICE. Changing propulsion
systems is likely
easier, which is the case in the Islander.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

They are all significant projects because of the lack of developed,
compatible, proven, and documented components.
A few years from now that will be a much smaller issue.
UH


Yep.Â* Salvation is always just a couple years away.Â* Now we have a
battery-powered 737 killer on the horizon.Â* Undoubtedly using
off-the-shelf components.

Â*Â* http://sustainableskies.org/wright-e...als-big-plans/

Maybe they should get the puddle-jumpers working first before biting
off projects like this.




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Dan, 5J