The video http://player.vimeo.com/video/39325401 was quite nice. But there is no examples of electric assist in the video. As Steven posted, it possible to tow it to speed with an EV.
http://ruppert-composite.ch/aktuell/237-elektro-antrieb-adaption-fuer-den-archaeopteryx.html shows a concept drawing. Steven posted the translation from German in his post. {brucedp.150m.com} - On Fri, Feb 22, 2013, at 01:23 PM, Steven Lough wrote: > Wow ! I think these guys are SWISS. Electric Version on the Way. > Just to prove the point that we honor cars, boats, bikes, scooters, > Dragsters, AND Airplanes..! > > To all my flying friends: > > So light you can foot launch, and LAND, or use a big BUNGY Cord, or > get toed into the sky by a car, or TESLA-S !, > or an Ultralite airplane, or a Cesna 150. Can land on wheels, or just > stick your feet out. > > ( http://player.vimeo.com/video/39325401 ) > > Don't know if this was the same glider... but.. > But if you OVER STRESS the super lite,, THIS can happen ! ( > http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?t=19075 ) > > Some additional DATA at ( http://ruppert-composite.ch/ ) And INFO on > their ELECTRIC model.. here > > Here is the English Translation: > > Depending on the battery size, the weight of the drive and its > integration 20 ... 24 kg and enables see a rising output of about 2 m / > According to the flexible, fast and easy-handling concept Archaeopteryx > is also paid for the construction of the correct power to ski lifts on > achieving a rapid assembly and disassembly capability of the drive > components. So the sailors should suddenly become a electric gliders and > can be re-converted back to the sailors. Only a few parts remain > permanently installed in the aircraft, the remaining extra weight on the > sailor is correspondingly low. > > The design of the special propeller and engine is perfectly matched and > optimized in terms of performance the Archaeopteryx. The propeller > vortex remains low performance under the tail and fold the leaves in > soaring aerodynamically advantageous in the current run of the cockpit > paneling. > > The drive to the new racing season back in the spring of 2013 to be > ready. Price and delivery times are currently not known. > > Already interested in Archaeopteryx-electric? Send us a message! > > -- > Steven S Lough > President: Seattle EV Association > 206 524 1351 > WEB: www.seattleeva.org > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
