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EV Technology Development => Other Technology => Topic started by: ted.lowe on March 04, 2015, 08:16:54 PM
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Maybe a new hobby? Just like we got Jim S (the token "boat guy"), we need a token "airplane" guy :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cZ2seiQ-Zk&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cZ2seiQ-Zk&feature=youtu.be)
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I wouldn't flying around with a single Kelly controller...
5.4kwh power
5000 bucks for the battery he is running. 6000 for the motor. That is all pretty normal but I would want redundant controllers and the ability to isolate half the battery bank to be able to have a planned landing.
40 minutes flight time so not practical for use in our urban setting. For fun goofing around in the open spaces I can see that. It is an Ultralight/Experimental aircraft so regulations are about 0.
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Good one Jeff! "a single Kelly controller...." :-)
Yes.. 3D travel does kinda beg for "redundancy" in system design. But even having two controllers could still result in failure when some other "single" part fails. This is a fascinating topic... many moons ago, i did my master thesis on 'fault-tolerant distributed operating systems'.
One good thing about an ultralight i think is that the aircraft itself is designed to fly (glide) down in case of some issue.
Yes... it will be a while before we see the sky filled with people commuting to work using electric ultralights... we need to first agree on drone (quadcopter) regulations... :-)
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> Right now I am the closest thing we have to a token airplane guy.
LOL Jeff! And when i get my out-of-the-way electric-ultralight shop set up, i hope you will be the first to visit (and stay awhile) :-)