The main advantage gas would have over electric is range--per volume, gasoline will store more energy, and so a gas driven tank will be able to go for much longer before refueling, and refueling is much faster than charging batteries. Most of the mechanical complexity could be dealt with by doing a hybrid drive--just put a generator(another motor) on a chainsaw engine, and use that instead of batteries. This could even be drop in.
The safety concerns are the main reason they're banned, and the positives don't outweigh that. Perhaps when everyone's using computer controlled AI tanks that roam far and wide during battles we'll need the range, but by then, I'll be making supercaps in my garage that will spank even that. -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
