At 18:07 30/10/2009, Morgan wrote:
Yes, but an electric tug doesnât have to carry
the equivalent of 100L of avgas like a
âconventionalâ electric aircraft would for
cross-country flying. If you allowed
regenerative battery charging, the tug could
completely exhaust its battery getting
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At 18:07 30/10/2009, Morgan wrote:
> Yes, but an electric tug doesn’t have to carry the equivalent of 100L of
> avgas like
On 30/10/2009, at 22:31, Todd Sandercock
wrote:
A winch would have to be the most efficient for sure. Would be
interesting to work out how much better it is than a tow plane though.
Does anyone have any figures on the fuel consumption of a winch??
Yes. The AUGC winch uses about 1 litre
Great topic.
For reference, the self-launching sailplane uses about 3 litres for a three
thousand foot launch, including taxiing.
I'm amazed that all the upper surfaces of the Antares aren't photovoltaic.
Wouldn't do much for the current (sorry) launch, but during the flight could
recharge t
On 30/10/2009, at 10:31 PM, Todd Sandercock wrote:
Does anyone have any figures on the fuel consumption of a winch??
1 litre / launch incl. all return drive and associated running around
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On 31 Oct 2009, at 06:39, emilis prelgauskas wrote:
On 30/10/2009, at 10:31 PM, Todd Sandercock wrote:
Does anyone have any figures on the fuel consumption of a winch??
1 litre / launch incl. all return drive and associated running around
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On 31 Oct 2009, at 06:39, emilis prelgauskas wrote:
On 30/10/2009, at 10:31 PM, Todd Sander
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> *Sent:* Fri, 30 October, 2009 9:42:39 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Electric tugs (was "applying skills to
> another activity")
>
> At 18:07 30/10/2009, Morgan wrote:
>
> > Yes, but an electric tug doesn’t have to carry the equivalent of 100L of
> avgas
