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Old October 17th 20, 12:53 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Foster
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Default FES climb rate question.

On Friday, October 16, 2020 at 8:11:13 AM UTC-6, waremark wrote:
Take-off performance looks impressive. I was surprised by the amount of noise - sounded not unlike a petrol engined aircraft as it passed the camera, although presumably it is actually much less loud.

Any idea what the endurance is of that aircraft?

As the owner of a petrol self-launcher, I like to know that I have enough endurance for a launch to 2,100 feet (700 m), a relight if necessary, and a reasonable self-retrieve later if necessary. I will stick to petrol until batteries can cope with at least that.


Much of the noise you hear from any propeller-driven aircraft comes from the tips of the propeller breaking the sound barrier. That won't change between an electric vs petrol engine. The longer the propeller, the faster the tips move.