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Electrically Powered Ultralight Aircraft
On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:40:29 -0500, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in : Larry Dighera wrote: On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:39:44 -0400, Dana M. Hague d(dash)m(dash)hague(at)comcast(dot)net wrote in : safety if the batteries are damaged in a crash is still an issue. I would think the hazard somewhat less than gasoline. The battery can produce it's own ignition source. You have a point. While a source of ignition (sparking wires, hot muffler?) is required to ignite post-crash gasoline fumes, it would take an un-fused short circuit or significant deformation of a battery to potentially ignite a lithium battery. Granted, if the crash occurs as a result of fuel exhaustion, there is little fire hazard, while the lithium would always be aboard. |
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