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Old September 20th 10, 11:15 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mark
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Default How high can you fly?

On Sep 20, 5:23*pm, george wrote:
On Sep 21, 3:44*am, wrote:

george wrote:


I think the 'electric' powered aircraft is little more than a toy.
Seehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWoLsJz8J5U


Compared to a real airplane, yes.


There may be some niche applications, like unmanned surveillance, where they
might be useful but they are terribly fragile.


And a range of 90 minutes....
That's barely enough to start a crosscountry.
If you want a fun machine that goes places cheaply
The Bantam B22 Microlight has a 4 hour range at 60+ knots.


Where do you put the luggage and dog?

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