From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 09:52:32 -0700 (PDT)
Interesting concept. The Cessna Skymaster - which this obviously is
a modification of, is one of very few twin engine airplanes that has
both engines on the centerline of the aircraft. That makes it far
easier to fly if an engine fails.
Unfortunately, while the Skymaster can fly with only one engine, it
cannot take off or quickly gain altitude under those conditions. And
that's how I ended up in an unanticipated landing on a mud flat outside
Palo Alto airport back in 1979. The engine failed with the plane barely
airborne and the pilot (my uncle) decided that it was better to set down
in what seemed like a fairly forgiving place than to struggle to clear
obstacles surrounding it. No one was hurt (a "good landing") but the
plane was totaled.
The relevance of the story for the electric Skymaster modification is
that, while you might think that it's sufficient for either the electric
motor or the ICE to be working, if it is like the version from long ago,
at certain times you need them both to work or you are in serious
trouble.
Ken
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