Hi Cor,
Yes, that's what I meant. :) Operating off of battery only is not
feasible now - only with a generator onboard can it make any serious
distance.
Cheers, Peter
On 3/23/15 5:58 PM, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
Peter,
Did you mean to say the *energy* problem, as in: limited range?
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From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter C. Thompson via
EV
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2015 9:04 AM
To: Lee Hart; Electric Vehicle Discussion List
Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: 18 wing-motor NASA electric aircraft conceptr:200mi
On 3/22/15 9:42 AM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
brucedp5 via EV wrote:
http://www.itproportal.com/2015/03/17/nasa-testing-electric-aircraft-
wacky-design-concept/
NASA testing an all electric aircraft with wacky design concept
Why does the author feel the need to put "wacky" in the title? The
wing in question looks very normal, and the range of 200 miles in fact
quite reasonable for an early test model.
Because it is different, and that scares him.
Seriously, though, this is a very smart idea. You can pitch the props different
for the different parts of the wing, you can even have some of the motors turn
off entirely and have the prop feather away. Being able to use different power
levels means the wings will be MUCH more difficult to stall.
This idea has been thoroughly discussed on some of the airplane forums I read,
and the consensus is that if they can work out the power problem (same problem
we face with EVs), then this will work out really well.
Cheers, Peter
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