Hello
I have a dream of building an electric paramotor for my paraglider. A friend of mine is a very experienced pilot and told me that I would need 25kw for my weight and giving a proper safety factor in case of turbulence and air pockets that can cause sudden loss of speed and altitude. The motor would only need 25kw for peaks and far less continuously.
The weight is another issue, total weight of the paramotor should not exceed 30-35kg, where as 20kg of them is already spoken for(battery pack). A tandem paramotor with 30kw gas motor weighs in around 35-40kg and is very hard to run/start with.
So I need to keep the weight down, but be able to get a good amount of power out for short amount of time.
Price is another issue, this is an experiment, I don't have several thousand dollars for this, if I had, I would buy a Joby or the like.
Do you good folks have any suggestions with the above in mind(An explanation about why you think your motor is suitable is appreciated)? Bonus question is to pair it with a suitable controller that is "cheap" and light.
Key features:
25kw for peaks
Less than 8-10kg
Easy to match to a controller
Not too deep/thick
As cheap as possible(this is a relative term)
I have a dream of building an electric paramotor for my paraglider. A friend of mine is a very experienced pilot and told me that I would need 25kw for my weight and giving a proper safety factor in case of turbulence and air pockets that can cause sudden loss of speed and altitude. The motor would only need 25kw for peaks and far less continuously.
The weight is another issue, total weight of the paramotor should not exceed 30-35kg, where as 20kg of them is already spoken for(battery pack). A tandem paramotor with 30kw gas motor weighs in around 35-40kg and is very hard to run/start with.
So I need to keep the weight down, but be able to get a good amount of power out for short amount of time.
Price is another issue, this is an experiment, I don't have several thousand dollars for this, if I had, I would buy a Joby or the like.
Do you good folks have any suggestions with the above in mind(An explanation about why you think your motor is suitable is appreciated)? Bonus question is to pair it with a suitable controller that is "cheap" and light.
Key features:
25kw for peaks
Less than 8-10kg
Easy to match to a controller
Not too deep/thick
As cheap as possible(this is a relative term)