Future of aviation, or flash in the pan??

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:
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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.

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

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

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