Tiny electric plane unveiled 260kmh!

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13917521

A tiny electric powered plane, said to be the smallest twin-engine aircraft in the world, has taken flight at the Paris Air Show.

Pilot, Hugues Duval, dazzled spectators with a demonstration flight, in the "Cri-Cri".

The plane can reach speeds of up to 260km/h (160mph).

I believe we could use these motors for ebikes :twisted:

Or go-karting...

http://www.e-motor.fr/welcome.php
 
They are amazing little things, even with the standard AVGAS motors. I had the chance to fly one a few years back..not long just a 5 minute circuit arund the airfield..but great fun ...the electric must be awesome fun
 
It's all fun and games until one of these electric planes flames out mid-flight.
 
If it is a toss up between a few hundred litres of AVGAS, JET A-1 or some batteries, when you are on fire...I'd go for the batteries.

If it is just an engine failure,,,then they will all glide the same
 
The Cri-Cri has been around for quite a while, so its a proven design. I believe its a French DIY homebuilt kit? and the name means cricket (the small insect). As I understand it, unless you have a long runway and a stiff headwind, it has difficulty getting off the ground (dependent on weight of the pilot?), however...

It can be tow-launched with a rope or mounted on top of a car/truck to help it get up to speed in a reasonable distance (for short rural runways).

One of the benefits tauted is the fact it can be stored in a car garage in order to save monthly storage rent at the airport, allowing a farmer to cheaply keep a functional plane that he can take off and land on his own property.

I first saw these when reading about the tiny AMT jet engines made from turbocharger parts.

edit: I have never flown in one...looks like fun.

cricri-jet.jpg
 
I would say it does not need that long a runwAy to get airborne

I did my one flight out of a French airfield, Avranche. small grass strip tothe east of Dinard, South of Granville

Can't give you RWY length at the moment, but if someone looks it up on the French AIS website before me then great, that will save me a job when I get home
 
Which motor configuration would have a vast difference on how long a runway you need.

I always thought the best ultralight plane for an electric conversion would be a sparrowhawk...a 150lb glider.

http://www.windward-performance.com/sparrowhawk.php

IT has a space on the top behind the fuselage just big enough to hold an electric motor....since it is so light weight perhaps one predator motor could get it off the ground.

It has a 36 to 1 glide ratio making a motor failure almost a non issue as long as you fly it like a glider and the motor doesnt die on take off :)
 
Avranche LFRW
880 meter rwy length...very rough and bumpy grass...if you are the first im, it is usually good to do a low pass to clear the sheep off first

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=LFRW&hl=en&ll=48.660837,-1.403632&spn=0.007087,0.013947&sll=49.214439,-2.13125&sspn=0.224269,0.44632&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A

https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/aip/enligne/PDF_AIPparSSection/VAC/AD/2/1107_AD-2.LFRW.pdf
 
Oh whooo....I WANT ONE.......have to do something about that puny motor though...or at least up the amps a bit...
 
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