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Interesting new solar glider
Just reposting here what is being discussed on the German forum. Looks like an electrified Sparrow-Hawk.
https://www.byeaerospace.com/bye-aer...es-1st-flight/ Here are some pictures of the maiden flight: https://newatlas.com/bye-aerospace-s...55969/#gallery Interesting development ... Uli 'AS' |
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On Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 5:49:19 PM UTC-7, AS wrote:
Just reposting here what is being discussed on the German forum. Looks like an electrified Sparrow-Hawk. https://www.byeaerospace.com/bye-aer...es-1st-flight/ Here are some pictures of the maiden flight: https://newatlas.com/bye-aerospace-s...55969/#gallery Interesting development ... Uli 'AS' Both links appear to be broken... |
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On 08/22/2018 07:20 PM, Matt Herron Jr. wrote:
On Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 5:49:19 PM UTC-7, AS wrote: Just reposting here what is being discussed on the German forum. Looks like an electrified Sparrow-Hawk. https://www.byeaerospace.com/bye-aer...es-1st-flight/ Here are some pictures of the maiden flight: https://newatlas.com/bye-aerospace-s...55969/#gallery Interesting development ... Uli 'AS' Both links appear to be broken... First link has some content, if you scroll down. At least for me. Top level of website is https://www.byeaerospace.com/ I think they're promoting this more as an electric airplane, rather than a motorized glider. 2000 watts isn't much to keep a two-place airplane in the air. |
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Interesting new solar glider
On Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 8:49:19 PM UTC-4, AS wrote:
Just reposting here what is being discussed on the German forum. Looks like an electrified Sparrow-Hawk. https://www.byeaerospace.com/bye-aer...es-1st-flight/ Here are some pictures of the maiden flight: https://newatlas.com/bye-aerospace-s...55969/#gallery Interesting development ... Uli 'AS' Hmmm... they did work for me initially but let's try that again: https://www.byeaerospace.com/bye-aer...es-1st-flight/ https://newatlas.com/bye-aerospace-s...55969/#gallery Hope these work. Uli 'AS' |
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Interesting new solar glider
On Wed, 22 Aug 2018 19:47:20 -0700, AS wrote:
On Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 8:49:19 PM UTC-4, AS wrote: Just reposting here what is being discussed on the German forum. Looks like an electrified Sparrow-Hawk. https://www.byeaerospace.com/bye-aer...es-1st-flight/ Here are some pictures of the maiden flight: https://newatlas.com/bye-aerospace-s...55969/#gallery Interesting development ... Uli 'AS' Hmmm... they did work for me initially but let's try that again: https://www.byeaerospace.com/bye-aer...-stratoairnet- prototype-completes-1st-flight/ https://newatlas.com/bye-aerospace-s...-flight/55969/ #gallery Hope these work. Thanks for reposting the links. To me it looks like a modified Sparrowhawk with a new, bigger, 15m wing. -- Martin | martin at Gregorie | gregorie dot org |
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Interesting new solar glider
El miércoles, 22 de agosto de 2018, 23:36:42 (UTC-3), kinsell escribió:
On 08/22/2018 07:20 PM, Matt Herron Jr. wrote: On Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 5:49:19 PM UTC-7, AS wrote: Just reposting here what is being discussed on the German forum. Looks like an electrified Sparrow-Hawk. https://www.byeaerospace.com/bye-aer...es-1st-flight/ Here are some pictures of the maiden flight: https://newatlas.com/bye-aerospace-s...55969/#gallery Interesting development ... Uli 'AS' Both links appear to be broken... First link has some content, if you scroll down. At least for me. Top level of website is https://www.byeaerospace.com/ I think they're promoting this more as an electric airplane, rather than a motorized glider. 2000 watts isn't much to keep a two-place airplane in the air. Yes, 2kW is not much energy. But consider that in high altitude that ship could need only 4-5kW to maintain a sustained flight. With clear sky and in noon you can save as much as the half of the battery's energy. |
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At 10:24 23 August 2018, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Wed, 22 Aug 2018 19:47:20 -0700, AS wrote: On Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 8:49:19 PM UTC-4, AS wrote: Just reposting here what is being discussed on the German forum. Looks like an electrified Sparrow-Hawk. https://www.byeaerospace.com/bye-aer...es-1st-flight/ Here are some pictures of the maiden flight: https://newatlas.com/bye-aerospace-s...55969/#gallery Interesting development ... Uli 'AS' Hmmm... they did work for me initially but let's try that again: https://www.byeaerospace.com/bye-aer...olar-electric- stratoairnet- prototype-completes-1st-flight/ https://newatlas.com/bye-aerospace-stratoairnet-first- flight/55969/ #gallery Hope these work. Thanks for reposting the links. To me it looks like a modified Sparrowhawk with a new, bigger, 15m wing. -- Martin | martin at Gregorie | gregorie dot org 15 meter wing? Sounds like a Duck Hawk to me... RO |
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Interesting new solar glider
On 08/23/2018 05:52 AM, Emir Sherbi wrote:
El miércoles, 22 de agosto de 2018, 23:36:42 (UTC-3), kinsell escribió: On 08/22/2018 07:20 PM, Matt Herron Jr. wrote: On Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 5:49:19 PM UTC-7, AS wrote: Just reposting here what is being discussed on the German forum. Looks like an electrified Sparrow-Hawk. https://www.byeaerospace.com/bye-aer...es-1st-flight/ Here are some pictures of the maiden flight: https://newatlas.com/bye-aerospace-s...55969/#gallery Interesting development ... Uli 'AS' Both links appear to be broken... First link has some content, if you scroll down. At least for me. Top level of website is https://www.byeaerospace.com/ I think they're promoting this more as an electric airplane, rather than a motorized glider. 2000 watts isn't much to keep a two-place airplane in the air. Yes, 2kW is not much energy. But consider that in high altitude that ship could need only 4-5kW to maintain a sustained flight. With clear sky and in noon you can save as much as the half of the battery's energy. 4-5KW is about 6 HP. I think 20 is a better number than 6 for sustaining. Clear sky at noon, middle of the summer, with none of that California smoke drifting into Colorado, and you still won't see much benefit from that 2KW in the air (assuming they really get 2 KW). Maybe recharging on the ground is what they're going after. |
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On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:31:44 +0000, Michael Opitz wrote:
At 10:24 23 August 2018, Martin Gregorie wrote: Thanks for reposting the links. To me it looks like a modified Sparrowhawk with a new, bigger, 15m wing. 15 meter wing? Sounds like a Duck Hawk to me... Agreed. I thought that was a Sparrowhawk tail group and that the Duckhawk had a different one. But, I found a Duckhawk picture just now and saw I wuz wrong. BTW, I thought there'd be a lot of Duckhawks flying on your side of the pond by now, but they seem to have almost vanished without trace (just 4 registered?) despite an initial good competition showing. Why is that? -- Martin | martin at Gregorie | gregorie dot org |
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Interesting new solar glider
El jueves, 23 de agosto de 2018, 11:18:07 (UTC-3), kinsell escribió:
On 08/23/2018 05:52 AM, Emir Sherbi wrote: El miércoles, 22 de agosto de 2018, 23:36:42 (UTC-3), kinsell escribió: On 08/22/2018 07:20 PM, Matt Herron Jr. wrote: On Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 5:49:19 PM UTC-7, AS wrote: Just reposting here what is being discussed on the German forum. Looks like an electrified Sparrow-Hawk. https://www.byeaerospace.com/bye-aer...es-1st-flight/ Here are some pictures of the maiden flight: https://newatlas.com/bye-aerospace-s...55969/#gallery Interesting development ... Uli 'AS' Both links appear to be broken... First link has some content, if you scroll down. At least for me. Top level of website is https://www.byeaerospace.com/ I think they're promoting this more as an electric airplane, rather than a motorized glider. 2000 watts isn't much to keep a two-place airplane in the air. Yes, 2kW is not much energy. But consider that in high altitude that ship could need only 4-5kW to maintain a sustained flight. With clear sky and in noon you can save as much as the half of the battery's energy. 4-5KW is about 6 HP. I think 20 is a better number than 6 for sustaining.. Clear sky at noon, middle of the summer, with none of that California smoke drifting into Colorado, and you still won't see much benefit from that 2KW in the air (assuming they really get 2 KW). Maybe recharging on the ground is what they're going after. Its almost a glider... 5kW is a good number for sustained flight. Luka´s FES system uses 4kW, you can check it out in videos and brochures. |
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