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Interesting design with the engine and propeller mounted on the top of the vertical stabilizer! Given the higher thrust line, does this aircraft experience pitching moments (like nose-down tendencies) due to the offset from the longitudinal axis? Are there any systems or design features in place to mitigate this effect?
I love electric, but this is a very small fraction of aviation. Maybe more focus on the tow plane vs the glider to me would have been more interesting a topic. Cheers
Hard to judge from the video but wondering how much the trust axis (motor longitudinal axis) is offset to compensate for the high location of the trust vector. It must generate some nose down moment.
Silly me, I thought the first self launching electric glider was sold 1997 from Air Energy. How is this relevant? Yes we can build gliders, even electric motor planes that can do a few patterns with a charge. But we can't build battery electric travel planes because the gravimetric energy density of batteries is more than an order of magnitude to low. What else is new?
Cool bird, but I could give a sh*t about it being "green." Lets face it, it'd be a lot more earth friendly to not build it to start with! I came here for the plane, not to be preached to about anything else.
It's not green if it burns hydrocarbons. Looking forward to a fully electric version of that aircraft, not just a glider. It will take a few more years, but will be achieved.
The emissions will be produced at the coal powered power station to charge the batteries. Right? Green energy? The battery is just an expensive fuel tank.
Well at the moment, yes. But in germany it's laready less than 50% of electric energy coming from non-renewables. And even if in your country it's less the big powerplants are more efficient and the electric charging and electric motor are so efficient that the net-CO2-emissions of electric vehicles are less than internal combustion, so it's almost always better.
Isn't it all about change boundaries? If you use fuel in your car/plane you're kind of stuck with that forever. If you use a battery, any future evolution of the power grid you can take advantage of. It allows multiple disparate systems to evolve independently towards a common goal without breaking contracts between each other. Vehicle requires electrons, grid supplies electrons, everything else is details that can change. Imagine you're a third world country and tap water isn't potable. Water leaks are common and pipes aren't sterile. Someone proposes: "we should implement plumbing standards". But everyone says we don't need to invest that money, everyone has water filters at home anyway. But if you do the extra work, eventually, all the upstream upgrades to water infrastructure and treatment you can take advantage of. Eventually people won't need to buy water filters for their house anymore.
At the end of the day even coal power stations are relatively efficient and electric motors are extremely efficient. The nett benefit is significant compared to traditional aircraft piston engines which are necessarily less efficient than their automotive counterparts.
Surprisingly knowledgeable!
Congrats.
Forget about the tow plane aspect. I'm liking that you can fly about without even needing another plane to assist in the launch.
Fantastic glider!
Can't believe I'm the first like on this video, this is amazing technology!
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brilliant, more stuff like this
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Looked fantastic, very clever build, hope everything goes very well with future flights 👏😊
Interesting design with the engine and propeller mounted on the top of the vertical stabilizer! Given the higher thrust line, does this aircraft experience pitching moments (like nose-down tendencies) due to the offset from the longitudinal axis? Are there any systems or design features in place to mitigate this effect?
Wonderful story!!! Thank you
how about a folding prop less drag for gliding
Where can we see the specs. battery, controller, motor suppliers?
This is crazy! And getting even better!
I love electric, but this is a very small fraction of aviation.
Maybe more focus on the tow plane vs the glider to me would have been more interesting a topic.
Cheers
Nice looking plane.
The googly eyes assist with the lookouts
Hard to judge from the video but wondering how much the trust axis (motor longitudinal axis) is offset to compensate for the high location of the trust vector. It must generate some nose down moment.
Cost and availability for purchase??
I'd love to fly it, sadly I doubt I'll ever see this technology at the local level in my lifetime
Silly me, I thought the first self launching electric glider was sold 1997 from Air Energy. How is this relevant? Yes we can build gliders, even electric motor planes that can do a few patterns with a charge. But we can't build battery electric travel planes because the gravimetric energy density of batteries is more than an order of magnitude to low. What else is new?
I respect you all ^^
Copilot to home base: Standby for technology transfer! Over!
Can’t afford a $150,000 to 250,000 glided. I might be able to afford a $10,000 powered glider but they don’t exist
Sustainable? How much energy was used to manufacture the batteries? I don’t want any koolade thanks
"Locally" Carbon neutral!! 😂You should go into politics, mate.
This is NOT AVIATION. It is one light plane ...
Nothing is here except more competition to bring princes down.
Cool bird, but I could give a sh*t about it being "green." Lets face it, it'd be a lot more earth friendly to not build it to start with! I came here for the plane, not to be preached to about anything else.
It's not green if it burns hydrocarbons. Looking forward to a fully electric version of that aircraft, not just a glider. It will take a few more years, but will be achieved.
The emissions will be produced at the coal powered power station to charge the batteries. Right? Green energy? The battery is just an expensive fuel tank.
No the solar, nuclear and wind turbines will supply the charge obliviously! Please think before posting! Some clowns are easily led!
Well at the moment, yes. But in germany it's laready less than 50% of electric energy coming from non-renewables. And even if in your country it's less the big powerplants are more efficient and the electric charging and electric motor are so efficient that the net-CO2-emissions of electric vehicles are less than internal combustion, so it's almost always better.
Isn't it all about change boundaries? If you use fuel in your car/plane you're kind of stuck with that forever. If you use a battery, any future evolution of the power grid you can take advantage of. It allows multiple disparate systems to evolve independently towards a common goal without breaking contracts between each other. Vehicle requires electrons, grid supplies electrons, everything else is details that can change.
Imagine you're a third world country and tap water isn't potable. Water leaks are common and pipes aren't sterile. Someone proposes: "we should implement plumbing standards". But everyone says we don't need to invest that money, everyone has water filters at home anyway. But if you do the extra work, eventually, all the upstream upgrades to water infrastructure and treatment you can take advantage of. Eventually people won't need to buy water filters for their house anymore.
At the end of the day even coal power stations are relatively efficient and electric motors are extremely efficient. The nett benefit is significant compared to traditional aircraft piston engines which are necessarily less efficient than their automotive counterparts.
off to bed grandpops.