Solar Electric Powered Flight
BackGlenn Pew interviews Eric Raymond. Eric has been flying his battery launched solar assisted sailplane since the late '80s. He knows the road to progress doesn't come as bolts of lightning in time but through years of small steps. Glenn Pew caught up with Eric to learn about Sunseeker the Solar Impulse project and more...
Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: June 15, 2007 at 4:50 pm
Author: AVweb
Length: 0:08:48
Rating: 4.81
Views: 75,424
Tags: solar power electric flight avweb glenn pew eric raymond sunseeker bertrand impulse fuel cell airplane pilots flying
Video Comments:
georgitushev (Tuesday 28th of October 2008 11:28:26 PM)
JUST AWESOME 5*!!!
ikaros2006 (Monday 22nd of September 2008 02:39:13 AM)
well, changing the batteries with hydrogen cells you have enough electric power to fly for long time.
DavidMJordan (Sunday 21st of September 2008 06:03:20 AM)
Excellent stuff. It's good to see people like you doing this sort of thing. It wouldn't work here in Britain but I'm working on a rain-powered plane.
pddwatch81 (Monday 17th of November 2008 04:25:20 PM)
I made a plane that runs on nectar points, celebrity gossip and the sound of half assed, moronic audience laughter from weak BBC2 comedy series like 'Two Pints...'. Early test flights have far exceeded all expectations. I had some stability problems and a beastly stall characteristics initially but these have all been ironed out now that I've added a patented fly-by-wireless system permanently tuned into Radio 4 - very smooth handling, especially when Charlotte Green is on.
kyuano (Sunday 21st of September 2008 12:54:10 AM)
the invention was awesome..I think he should add a series of wind generator electric motor attached to the planes body so that as it fly it is also charging the battery..
v6greenfbird95 (Monday 13th of October 2008 09:54:51 AM)
Multi-Engine Aerodynamics 101, A windmilling prop is like attaching a parachute to the wing. Unless ur a pilot and shut one down you couldn't believe the amount of drag it causes, So its a good idea but would cause more drag than the amount of power it would generate
simonevdv (Tuesday 2nd of September 2008 12:29:29 PM)
Good Good Good!!!
tommy407 (Sunday 31st of August 2008 06:20:20 AM)
Please use Ironman energy technology
tommy407 (Sunday 31st of August 2008 06:19:41 AM)
I rather die instantly from nuclear explosion than burning slowly in a fire
ponchoyo (Thursday 28th of August 2008 02:24:23 PM)
rc model airplanes FCK YEAH!!!