Electrically Powered Ultralight Aircraft

On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:42:46 -0700, wrote
in .com:

As the invertor can exert more retardation than brakes, the
conventional disc brakes have been discarded altogether.

Oh, boy. Knowing first-hand the reliability of
electrical stuff...


It's a prototype. The choice not to equip the automobile with brakes
demonstrates how effective the regenerative braking is, but apparently
you have to carry chocks when you park it. :-)