It should be OK. However the term "Dry weight" is being with modules removed if need be.helno wrote:How is your weight budget looking? Far 103 is pretty strict with that 254 lb limit.
Looks like it will have tons of power. Belite makes neat little planes.
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Most of us that have or do, have at least gone to solo with conventional. Absolutely brilliant and impressive build. Man! The work with aluminum and rivets is first class! What they heck is your trade? As a relatively new fella I know your name from a swing arm. (one I'm always on the lookout for a deal on)fechter wrote:Do you need a FAA license to fly one of those?
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Just be careful with "dry weight".Farfle wrote: It should be OK. However the term "Dry weight" is being with modules removed if need be.
Dale Kramer went that way with his electric Lazair (he as going to sell them so ensuring legal compliance was a necessity.) His opinion that the battery was fuel was allowed but he then had to ensure that the volume of his "fuel" was less than 5 gallons in volume as spelled out in FAR 103.
It is an unfortunately restrictive set of rules. The Canadian ultralight regs allow quite a bit more in terms of weight.
The LSA rules as written do not allow electric propulsion because when they were written piston engines were specified to avoid having some joker install a gas turbine.
How much current are those cells capable of? Would a 2p pack be capable of 300+ amps?
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His pack is capable of ~1300A peak and >600A continously on 28s (~102vdc nominal).
On just 2p vs 4p, it will do 300A fine.
On just 2p vs 4p, it will do 300A fine.
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They're a 10 C continuous cell aren't they Luke?
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Nope, 10C peak ~5-6C continous depending on pack cooling.jonescg wrote:They're a 10 C continuous cell aren't they Luke?
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Something that I just thought of is the "fuel" weight. In a conventional aircraft, the fuel tank(s) have to be located where their changing weight (as the fuel is used up) will not adversely affect the balance of the aircraft.
In the past, some long-range aircraft would use up fuel near the center of its balance, and then pump fuel from various extra tanks to the central tank. Tricky business if a transfer pump failed. Also, constantly adjusting the balance is an un-necessary task that takes the pilots attention away, just when they might desperately need it for something else.
With batteries, they can be placed just about anywhere...even places where it could enhance the handling in a way that liquid consumable fuel could never do.
In the past, some long-range aircraft would use up fuel near the center of its balance, and then pump fuel from various extra tanks to the central tank. Tricky business if a transfer pump failed. Also, constantly adjusting the balance is an un-necessary task that takes the pilots attention away, just when they might desperately need it for something else.
With batteries, they can be placed just about anywhere...even places where it could enhance the handling in a way that liquid consumable fuel could never do.
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Yes, The CG will be Sooo much nicer to calculate out with masses that dont changespinningmagnets wrote:Something that I just thought of is the "fuel" weight. In a conventional aircraft, the fuel tank(s) have to be located where their changing weight (as the fuel is used up) will not adversely affect the balance of the aircraft.
In the past, some long-range aircraft would use up fuel near the center of its balance, and then pump fuel from various extra tanks to the central tank. Tricky business if a transfer pump failed. Also, constantly adjusting the balance is an un-necessary task that takes the pilots attention away, just when they might desperately need it for something else.
With batteries, they can be placed just about anywhere...even places where it could enhance the handling in a way that liquid consumable fuel could never do.

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The downside of course is that you are always flying around with full tanks as far as W+B goes. It is less of a problem in a single seat plane but I rarely fill the tanks in my Cherokee because it limits what you can carry and slows you down when you don't need it.
You have quite a bit going on in that dash for a low and slow plane.
Here is what I had in a Lazair a few years ago. The EFIS is just clutter in a VFR plane like this.

MONI has a similarly spartan panel.

You have quite a bit going on in that dash for a low and slow plane.
Here is what I had in a Lazair a few years ago. The EFIS is just clutter in a VFR plane like this.

MONI has a similarly spartan panel.

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helno wrote:The downside of course is that you are always flying around with full tanks as far as W+B goes. It is less of a problem in a single seat plane but I rarely fill the tanks in my Cherokee because it limits what you can carry and slows you down when you don't need it.
You have quite a bit going on in that dash for a low and slow plane.
Here is what I had in a Lazair a few years ago. The EFIS is just clutter in a VFR plane like this.
MONI has a similarly spartan panel.
Thanks for the panel shots! I am still working thru ground school, and so I dont know jack about what Instruments to be running. I will likely ditch the EFIS for a dedicated instrument from Belite that just does airspeed, altitude and climb rate.
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The one thing I can highly recommend is to design the dash around teh things you *have* to see *right now* and *all the time*.
Anything you don't have to have or have to see should be peripheral, but not so far out of eyeshot that you have to take your eyes away from the stuff you *do* have to see, or the outside view.
Make stuff you need to see big and clear; easy to see. Ditch subtlety--anything that's important is probably something you need to know without thinking about it, right now. (maybe not all the time, but when you really do need to know, you really need to know and won't have time to sort the info out from each other).
Anything you don't have to have or have to see should be peripheral, but not so far out of eyeshot that you have to take your eyes away from the stuff you *do* have to see, or the outside view.
Make stuff you need to see big and clear; easy to see. Ditch subtlety--anything that's important is probably something you need to know without thinking about it, right now. (maybe not all the time, but when you really do need to know, you really need to know and won't have time to sort the info out from each other).
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The combined airspeed and altimeter were all I ever needed. Getting a low range airspeed indicator is important for aircraft like this since accuracy at the bottom of the scale is more important than at the top of it.
The Stratomaster I have (its sitting on a shelf if you are interested in buying it?) has a red LED and has a provision for an external idiot lamp that goes off when you go below a certain airspeed.
I would leave space on your dash to mount a cellphone or tablet and then run a Stratux so you get mapping and ADS-B in.
What are you doing for engine monitoring? Does the controller you have give you a good dash?
The Stratomaster I have (its sitting on a shelf if you are interested in buying it?) has a red LED and has a provision for an external idiot lamp that goes off when you go below a certain airspeed.
I would leave space on your dash to mount a cellphone or tablet and then run a Stratux so you get mapping and ADS-B in.
What are you doing for engine monitoring? Does the controller you have give you a good dash?
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For "engine" monitoring I have the MGL 12 channel thermocouple reader picking up on a variety of battery, motor and controller temps,helno wrote:The combined airspeed and altimeter were all I ever needed. Getting a low range airspeed indicator is important for aircraft like this since accuracy at the bottom of the scale is more important than at the top of it.
The Stratomaster I have (its sitting on a shelf if you are interested in buying it?) has a red LED and has a provision for an external idiot lamp that goes off when you go below a certain airspeed.
I would leave space on your dash to mount a cellphone or tablet and then run a Stratux so you get mapping and ADS-B in.
What are you doing for engine monitoring? Does the controller you have give you a good dash?
On the electrical side I have a Cycle Analyst with the normal shunt and voltage measurements taking input from a pitot tube for airspeed to get efficiency numbers.
I likely wont be looking at all the temps all the time, but mainly just looking for the alarm light. Battery heat will not be a problem, nor will controller heat, but the motor will go into reduced-current de-rating if pushed too hard for too long. granted, the equilibrium point should leave me with more horsepower than stock, but keeping an eye on power available will be important i think.
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I suspect you will be able to push that motor pretty hard with the massive amount of air cooling available.
I have seen it fly on an Earthstar Thundergull which is a much bigger and heavier plane. The Belite is likely half the weight.
I have seen it fly on an Earthstar Thundergull which is a much bigger and heavier plane. The Belite is likely half the weight.
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Pretty sure you are not going to need the cylinder head temperature monitor!Farfle wrote:Playing with Dash layouts:
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helno wrote:I suspect you will be able to push that motor pretty hard with the massive amount of air cooling available.
I have seen it fly on an Earthstar Thundergull which is a much bigger and heavier plane. The Belite is likely half the weight.
IIRC the thundergull is running the longer stator version of this motor, just not the IPM rotor. I bet it performs well with ventilation behind a prop.
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Its being used for measuring the motor/controller/batt tempsbillvon wrote:Pretty sure you are not going to need the cylinder head temperature monitor!Farfle wrote:Playing with Dash layouts:

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Might want to hook up with Virgil in SF. He built an ultralight with his dad in high school
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Mixing up the dash on the plane home. Will post up the simplified version shortly.helno wrote:The combined airspeed and altimeter were all I ever needed. Getting a low range airspeed indicator is important for aircraft like this since accuracy at the bottom of the scale is more important than at the top of it.
The Stratomaster I have (its sitting on a shelf if you are interested in buying it?) has a red LED and has a provision for an external idiot lamp that goes off when you go below a certain airspeed.
I would leave space on your dash to mount a cellphone or tablet and then run a Stratux so you get mapping and ADS-B in.
What are you doing for engine monitoring? Does the controller you have give you a good dash?
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Thanks! My official trade is electric vehicle powertrain consulting, but I have been fabricating things on the family farm since I was a kid. Lots of learning things the hard way.tomjasz wrote: Most of us that have or do, have at least gone to solo with conventional. Absolutely brilliant and impressive build. Man! The work with aluminum and rivets is first class! What they heck is your trade? As a relatively new fella I know your name from a swing arm. (one I'm always on the lookout for a deal on)
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Battery modules are mounted up! CG math says this will get close, but its pretty early on in the weight and balance game, so we will see how much these will have to change.






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Will you be inside or remote controlled?
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How long can u fly?
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