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Old December 27th 07, 09:09 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
rpl
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Default Electric airplane - recharged

Bill Daniels wrote:
Take a look at this:
http://www.electronista.com/articles...owire.battery/

OK, it's just a laboratory development and needs to work it's way through
all the R&D to become an actual product. But, an order of magnetude
improvement? WOW!

Of course, as many 'negative experts' will point out, if this thing shorts
out, your airplane goes supernova.

However, if this thing works out, a 10 hour, 1000NM range electric airplane
is actually possible.

Bill Daniels


I wonder why we haven't seen diesel/electric aircraft... surely a small
round engine would allow for cleaner airflow and you can stick the
diesel wherever you want to... something like the BD-5 wouldn't have
transmission/driveshaft problems (though possibly a weight problem on
such a small aircraft). As technology improves, replace the diesel with
batteries or fuel cells while more or less retaining CG. And something
like a V22, you might even be saving weight since you can drop the
physical transmissions and driveshafts.


rpl