regmeister
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From the Westcoastsoaringclub forum
Had the opportunity today to head out to Pit Meadows airport and witness the test flight of John McClintock's new "electric trike" project.
The electric drive is mounted to a North Wings "nano" trike and fitted to North Wings "Solairus" wing ( http://www.northwing.com/solairus-wing.htm )
Piloted by Randy Rauck, fitting into what was becoming a busy bit of traffic, Randy flew a perfect first flight, good climb out, two patterns and a perfect landing. There is plenty of work yet to be done but it was great seeing the project come together.
Global BC new link (interview from the day before the test flight)
http://www.globaltvbc.com/video/electic+ultralight+plane/video.html?v=2313037724#stories
Video of today's flight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-BR4x-RAKA
Congratulations Guys!
Martin