[RCSE] Solar Flight report...
From Time to time I post info on my solar powered RC plane here. Today it flew very well and is also a total loss http://www.rasdoc.com/splinter/solar2004.htm As I start planning for my 2005 version I want to upgrade the strength of my H-Stab. I believe that todays failure was due to the failure of my built up stab. Anyone know of a source that would glass a set of cores for me? (This needs to be world class light) Basic Specs: Airframe is at the maximum FAI limit 1.5 sq Meters combined wing and hstab area. Span is 14 feet. ~90W of power today. 130+ watts in clear sun. Total wt about 2.5 Kg Paul RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
Re: [RCSE] Solar Flight report...
Paul Breed wrote: From Time to time I post info on my solar powered RC plane here. Today it flew very well and is also a total loss What a trajedy :( Now if there were only manfacturers of these 82% efficient cells: http://164.195.100.11/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1Sect2=HITOFFd=PALLp=1u=/netahtml/srchnum.htmr=1f=Gl=50s1=4,445,050.WKU.OS=PN/4,445,050RS=PN/4,445,050 At the time they were invented (1981) the technology to make them cheaply didn't exist ... but I believe it may now. It basically needs a modern chip fab. -- Andrew E. Mileski RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
Re: [RCSE] Solar Flight report...
Andrew E. Mileski wrote: Paul Breed wrote: From Time to time I post info on my solar powered RC plane here. Today it flew very well and is also a total loss What a trajedy :( Now if there were only manfacturers of these 82% efficient cells: http://164.195.100.11/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1Sect2=HITOFFd=PALLp=1u=/netahtml/srchnum.htmr=1f=Gl=50s1=4,445,050.WKU.OS=PN/4,445,050RS=PN/4,445,050 At the time they were invented (1981) the technology to make them cheaply didn't exist ... but I believe it may now. It basically needs a modern chip fab. It seems to me, given the current theories on evolution that if a photosynthesis type cell were meant to fly there'd already be lots of flying plants around. :) Then again, they said something similar about Man flying too (if Man were meant to fly, he'd have wings by now). I love reading about solar powered planes. Thanks for the original post, and the followup links to the patent database. That was really very cool reading! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
