Electric & hybrid leisure aircraft

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• Paul Robertson
• Thursday 04 March 2010, 13:00-14:00
• Entertaining Room, Darwin College.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Dr James Kirkbride.

Last talk of term!!! Not to be missed!

In this talk I shall briefly describe the current status of electric propulsion technology for small, manned aircraft; including the electric Lazair microlight we recently adapted – which had it’s maiden flight last year. The basic principles of aircraft flight will be discussed in the context of the limitations imposed by electric propulsion systems – in particular, the low energy-to-mass ratio available in current battery technology. I shall also stray into the realm of hybrid power technology, where electric motors and internal combustion engines can be combined to give the best (or worst !) of both worlds.

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