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How high can you fly?
george wrote:
On Sep 21, 3:44Â*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. I was referring to the unmanned research things that stay up for days, mostly because they are little more than gliders covered with solar cells with an electric motor. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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How high can you fly?
On Sep 20, 1:18*pm, wrote:
Mark wrote: On Sep 20, 11:44*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... AIRPLANE: snip factual definition of airplane I think everyone but you knows what I mean. -- Jim Pennino An airplane is an airplane. I consider many "real airplanes" to be fragile with their cloth wings ( which i've flown ) and many electric airplanes such as a Sonex or the electraflyer to be nice weatherproof planes far superior to gas powered ultralights. You're entitled to your opinion. But it's only that. --- Mark |
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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? --- Mark |
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On Sep 20, 6:00*pm, wrote:
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. I was referring to the unmanned research things that stay up for days, mostly because they are little more than gliders covered with solar cells with an electric motor. Correct. Those are aeronautical physics experiments. They are unmanned to set records in duration and elevation. They also have the "electric advantage" of no oxygen requirement. An LSA manned electric plane has the "no oxygen advantage" too. LOL! And anybody can perform the FAA modifications on one. --- Mark -- Jim Pennino |
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How high can you fly?
Mark wrote:
On Sep 20, 1:18Â*pm, wrote: Mark wrote: On Sep 20, 11:44Â*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... AIRPLANE: snip factual definition of airplane I think everyone but you knows what I mean. -- Jim Pennino An airplane is an airplane. I consider many "real airplanes" to be fragile with their cloth wings Clueless. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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On Sep 20, 6:25*pm, wrote:
Mark wrote: On Sep 20, 1:18*pm, wrote: Mark wrote: On Sep 20, 11:44*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... AIRPLANE: *snip factual definition of airplane I think everyone but you knows what I mean. -- Jim Pennino An airplane is an airplane. I consider many "real airplanes" to be fragile with their cloth wings Clueless. -- Jim Pennino No sir. That's just an opinion. May I have one? I feel strange a mile up in anything I can stick my finger through. My first trainer was a J - 3 antique. I also feel weird about buying something made 60 years ago. Maybe there's something unseen. --- Mark |
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How high can you fly?
Mark wrote:
On Sep 20, 6:25Â*pm, wrote: Mark wrote: On Sep 20, 1:18Â*pm, wrote: Mark wrote: On Sep 20, 11:44Â*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... AIRPLANE: Â*snip factual definition of airplane I think everyone but you knows what I mean. -- Jim Pennino An airplane is an airplane. I consider many "real airplanes" to be fragile with their cloth wings Clueless. -- Jim Pennino No sir. That's just an opinion. May I have one? Sure, you can have a clueless opinion. I feel strange a mile up in anything I can stick my finger through. My first trainer was a J - 3 antique. It would take very close to the same abuse to stick your finger through a fabric airplane as it would to do the same to the Apollo spacecraft. I also feel weird about buying something made 60 years ago. Maybe there's something unseen. Not likely if it hasn't shown up in 60 years. Does the phrase "annual inspection" mean anything to you? -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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How high can you fly?
Mark wrote:
On Sep 20, 6:00Â*pm, wrote: george wrote: On Sep 21, 3:44Â*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. I was referring to the unmanned research things that stay up for days, mostly because they are little more than gliders covered with solar cells with an electric motor. Correct. Those are aeronautical physics experiments. They are unmanned to set records in duration and elevation. No they are unmanned because they would have to be many times bigger to carry the weight of a person. snip nonsense -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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On Sep 20, 7:15*pm, wrote:
Correct. Those are aeronautical physics experiments. They are unmanned to set records in duration and elevation. No they are unmanned because they would have to be many times bigger to carry the weight of a person. No they are unmanned because they didn't want to make them large enough to carry a man. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/n...ios/index.html Keep trying. Even a blind pig gets an acorn once in a while. --- Mark -- Jim Pennino |
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How high can you fly?
On Sep 20, 7:13*pm, wrote:
Clueless. -- Jim Pennino No sir. That's just an opinion. May I have one? Sure, you can have a clueless opinion. Cite. I feel strange a mile up in anything I can stick my finger through. My first trainer was a J - 3 antique. It would take very close to the same abuse to stick your finger through a fabric airplane as it would to do the same to the Apollo spacecraft. I also feel strange flying Apollo spacecraft. So? I also feel weird about buying something made 60 years ago. *Maybe there's something unseen. Not likely if it hasn't shown up in 60 years. Does the phrase, "metal fatigue" mean anything to you? Does the phrase "annual inspection" mean anything to you? Does the phrase, "not visible to the naked eye" mean anything to you? --- Mark -- Jim Pennino |
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