Thread: Electric Trainer: $5 An Hour Flight
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Old November 5th 14, 06:18 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,sci.chem.electrochem.battery
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Default Electric Trainer: $5 An Hour Flight
In rec.aviation.piloting Skywise wrote:
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In rec.aviation.piloting Skywise wrote:
Even if you had 10 hours of ideal sunlight, you'd only get a
total of 72 kilowatt/hours of energy.

You have to multiply that by the sine of the angle of the photocell
to the Sun.

True. But I did say....

but recall I'm neglecting all the forms of losses.

Brian

Yeah, I know, but this is a big sore point for me.

There is a huge difference between the power available at Noon and the
power available during the day for a fixed cell.


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Jim Pennino