Electric maned airplane

In a previous article, "Morgans" said:
Check this news story bout about an airplane powered by household batteries.
Interesting.

http://reuters.myway.com/article/200...-PLANE-DC.html

Picture at http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2006/jul/17look.htm


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Hmmmmm ..... If I used half the weight of batteries for large coils and
then flew and navigated along the length of power lines, could I induce
enough current to keep me aloft?
Is this a new 'free' source of flight power (if the power companies
radiate the energy, how can it be theft?) .... a new navigation
activity (e.g. coast to coast) and a new definition of low level
airlanes?

;-)

"steveukman" wrote in message
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Hmmmmm ..... If I used half the weight of batteries for large coils and
then flew and navigated along the length of power lines, could I induce
enough current to keep me aloft?
Is this a new 'free' source of flight power (if the power companies
radiate the energy, how can it be theft?) .... a new navigation
activity (e.g. coast to coast) and a new definition of low level
airlanes?

Energy is taken from the power lines that would not disappear otherwise, so
it would indeed be theft.

The size of the coils would be huge, and heavy. Sorry.
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:
"steveukman" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hmmmmm ..... If I used half the weight of batteries for large coils and
then flew and navigated along the length of power lines, could I induce
enough current to keep me aloft?
Is this a new 'free' source of flight power (if the power companies
radiate the energy, how can it be theft?) .... a new navigation
activity (e.g. coast to coast) and a new definition of low level
airlanes?

Energy is taken from the power lines that would not disappear otherwise, so
it would indeed be theft.

The size of the coils would be huge, and heavy. Sorry.

What if you made the coils from cryogenically cooled carbon?
You could use liquid helium for the coolant, and bag the
exhaust for extra lift.

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FF

wrote in message
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What if you made the coils from cryogenically cooled carbon?
You could use liquid helium for the coolant, and bag the
exhaust for extra lift.

Yep! Great idea! Do it! Show us!

karel wrote:
wrote in message
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What if you made the coils from cryogenically cooled carbon?
You could use liquid helium for the coolant, and bag the
exhaust for extra lift.

Yep! Great idea! Do it! Show us!

I'll have to get back to you on that...

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FF

In article . com,
wrote:

karel wrote:
wrote in message
ps.com...

What if you made the coils from cryogenically cooled carbon?
You could use liquid helium for the coolant, and bag the
exhaust for extra lift.

Yep! Great idea! Do it! Show us!

I'll have to get back to you on that...

How does an electric mane improve an aircraft? :)

On 18 Jul 2006 18:43:58 -0700, "steveukman"
wrote in .com::

Hmmmmm ..... If I used half the weight of batteries for large coils and
then flew and navigated along the length of power lines, could I induce
enough current to keep me aloft?

Magnetic flux density diminishes with the square of the distance from
its source. You'd probably have to fly pretty close to the
transmission wire to obtain any meaningful inductive coupling.

Paul Tomblin wrote:

Picture at http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2006/jul/17look.htm



Just what I was looking for. Thanks Paul.

Man! That's a lot a ribs...

Monk