Are 100% electric ultralights around?

What problems can anyone forsee to building a 100% electric ultralight
aircraft for short & mid-range commuters to get back & forth to work
(aside from air traffic issues... it IS a big sky after all)? I
understand the average commute is less than 30 miles in land based
vehicles which would generally mean less than a 30 minute flight for
most people. Of course, ultralights are currently restricted from
flying over neighborhoods, so there would have to be some changes in
regulations for the average person to take off & land an aircraft from
their front drive, but wouldn't it be a reasonable idea?

And, by the way... does anyone know of a decent 100% electric
ultralight aircraft with plans available for homebuilders?

900 lbs of batteries perhaps?

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What problems can anyone forsee to building a 100% electric ultralight
aircraft for short & mid-range commuters to get back & forth to work
(aside from air traffic issues... it IS a big sky after all)? I
understand the average commute is less than 30 miles in land based
vehicles which would generally mean less than a 30 minute flight for
most people. Of course, ultralights are currently restricted from
flying over neighborhoods, so there would have to be some changes in
regulations for the average person to take off & land an aircraft from
their front drive, but wouldn't it be a reasonable idea?

And, by the way... does anyone know of a decent 100% electric
ultralight aircraft with plans available for homebuilders?

I thought I saw one on youtube.
Lou

On Nov 16, 8:37 am, "YouHelpBuild.com" wrote:
What problems can anyone forsee to building a 100% electric ultralight
aircraft for short & mid-range commuters to get back & forth to work
(aside from air traffic issues... it IS a big sky after all)? I
understand the average commute is less than 30 miles in land based
vehicles which would generally mean less than a 30 minute flight for
most people. Of course, ultralights are currently restricted from
flying over neighborhoods, so there would have to be some changes in
regulations for the average person to take off & land an aircraft from
their front drive, but wouldn't it be a reasonable idea?

And, by the way... does anyone know of a decent 100% electric
ultralight aircraft with plans available for homebuilders?

Where does everybody land that is near enough to their work?

At the last ESA West Workshop at Tehachapi, Greg Cole mentioned
something about an electric SparrowHawk.

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JohnO wrote:

On Nov 16, 8:37 am, "YouHelpBuild.com" wrote:
What problems can anyone forsee to building a 100% electric ultralight
aircraft for short & mid-range commuters to get back & forth to work
(aside from air traffic issues... it IS a big sky after all)? I
understand the average commute is less than 30 miles in land based
vehicles which would generally mean less than a 30 minute flight for
most people. Of course, ultralights are currently restricted from
flying over neighborhoods, so there would have to be some changes in
regulations for the average person to take off & land an aircraft from
their front drive, but wouldn't it be a reasonable idea?

And, by the way... does anyone know of a decent 100% electric
ultralight aircraft with plans available for homebuilders?

Where does everybody land that is near enough to their work?

My office is about a mile from Palo Alto airport, south of SFO.

But being 45+ miles from home, I generally telecommute.

YouHelpBuild.com wrote:
What problems can anyone forsee to building a 100% electric ultralight
aircraft for short & mid-range commuters to get back & forth to work
(aside from air traffic issues... it IS a big sky after all)? I
understand the average commute is less than 30 miles in land based
vehicles which would generally mean less than a 30 minute flight for
most people. Of course, ultralights are currently restricted from
flying over neighborhoods, so there would have to be some changes in
regulations for the average person to take off & land an aircraft from
their front drive, but wouldn't it be a reasonable idea?

And, by the way... does anyone know of a decent 100% electric
ultralight aircraft with plans available for homebuilders?

There are already a couple of electric sailplanes. It's only a matter
of time.

This one has an endurance of one hour at cruise power.

http://www.alisport.com/eu/eng/faq.htm

John

The University of Stuttgart is currently working on a motorglider
powered by a fuel cell ("Hydrogenius"). Which is not exactly 100%
electric, but performs a lot better than the solar powered motorglider
that was developed a couple of years ago ("Icaré 2"). First flight is
due around 2010-2012.

Oliver

http://www.electraflyer.com/

Lou wrote:
http://www.electraflyer.com/

Awesome. Now all somebody has to do is adapt it to a normal airplane
type ultralight.