"D. St-Sanvain" wrote in message
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Hello,

Morgans a écrit :
"Bob (not my real pseudonym)" wrote in message
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On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:47:05 +0100, "Andrew B"
wrote:

Colomban MC-15 Cri-Cri

Move over, A380! ;^)

Nice stuff, Andrew!

I can't remember if I had seen a post of the new 4 motor electric
Cri-Cri on this group, yet. Has it been here?

Two motors in each pod, front and back. Pretty neat, but as in most all
electrics, a short flight time; this one only 30 minutes. I guess that
shoots reserve fuel time all to heck, huh? Take off, and you have to
land or use your reserve!

Some links in French :
http://www.electravia.fr/mc15e.html
http://www.e-props.fr/EPrecordMC15E.php
http://www.bfmtv.com/video-infos-act...trique-388523/

And here is a gas-turbine-powered Cri-Cri :
http://tagazous.free.fr/affichage2.php?img=2652
http://tagazous.free.fr/affichage2.php?img=2655

Bye,

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D520
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Roundels of the World :
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Thank you for the links, both are rather amazing aircraft.
One must be almost silent and the other rather noisy for the pilot.
I'm not sure about having the cylinder beneath the pilots knees.

--
Andrew B (Cheshire, England)

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president Royal Society, 1895.)