Icewrench
10 kW
Very sad to hear this news. The young man had some top notch skills. It was a treat when he would share what he was doing in the shop.
John in CR said:Hi LFP,
I noticed you had posted and had to check it out, hoping for some cool new thing to ride in the electric aircraft section, only to get sideswiped by this really sad news. At least he was doing what he loved, which is how I want to go when my time comes.
ScooterMan101 said:First I am seeing this thread , Farfle once you have enough fun in this aircraft with the petrol engine the way to use your electric drive train is on a very efficient airframe ... a Sailplane or as near to a Sailplane as possible. ( I have been up in a few of them and they glide very good so they would make a good electric plane ) Or another clean aerodynamic plane . I have been out of the Skies for about 20 years now so I am not up on the latest small aerodynamic planes or even hybrids of Rigid Wing Hang Gliders and a Ultralight , there are a few of them . Another possibility is the Dragon Fly Hang Glider Tug Ultralight . It was designed for very good climb rates and can be made cleaner for better L/D ratios .
Neptronix , Solid State Batteries ? where is the link to them ?
neptronix said:Sad that you had to move to gas. Solid state batteries can't come fast enough.
Thud said:I just got the news.....Like we needed another reason to loath 2020. RIP Jackson.
Condolences to the family & all his friends. World class guy. Sad.