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 Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:21 am Post subject: Electric XL |
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Guys,
Take a look at this website! Some guy put together an all electric plane
that actually looks like a winner! It cruises at around 155 and actually
stays in the air for more than an hour. The reason I'm sending this is
because I think the XL would be a perfect test bed for a project like this
because of the weight that it can carry firewall forward. This should get
your creative juices flowing! I think it will be only a few years from now
you will see some electric XL's.
http://www.skyspark.eu/web/eng/index.php
Experimenters have made great strides in recent years with electric power
for small aircraft, and a step forward took place last week in Italy when a
new battery-powered airplane flew for the first time, then two days later
reached 155 mph, which is expected to be a new world record for the
category. The Project is a joint enterprise between engineering company
DigiSky and Turin Polytechnic University. The two-seat Pioneer Alpi 300 is
powered by a 75-kW electric motor using brushless technology and lithium
polymer batteries. Electronic control systems make it possible to modulate
RPM and torque, "with dynamics which are far beyond what it is attainable in
reciprocating engines," and the engine is very reliable and long-lasting,
according to the SkySpark Web site.
Joe in Oshkosh
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