Electric motors on hang gliders ORIGINS 2

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  • Опубликовано: 4 дек 2024

Комментарии • 17

  • @billS-c3n
    @billS-c3n Год назад +8

    Ahead of your time. Now that batteries are way better, this could be revived. It could maybe even revive Hangs altogether. I really like that there's no thrust vectoring and it mounts at the CG. A folding prop design would put this thing over the top. A primary throttle mounted to the basetube with the mouth launch is what I'd do. Unlike mosquito, this can be launched just about anywhere. I can see why you never pursued mass production as there's no real market for this, but I am certainly inspired. Supplemental lift on XC flights is cheating, but I got nothin to prove anymore. Thnx for sharing. Good stuff!

  • @granttatham
    @granttatham Год назад +2

    Shelly Beach - blast from the past. Good memories.
    Rob, I remember you planning on using 2 model aircraft petrol motors back in 1990. Good results.

  • @andrewc3186
    @andrewc3186 Год назад +2

    Neat and clean configuration❤.....About time to switch to this configuration (from my old Mosquito).....not younger anymore😅 Hats-off to you and mates 👏

  • @Sativic
    @Sativic Год назад +2

    Nice landings!

  • @malibu188
    @malibu188 Год назад +1

    Impressive design and build. Great to see.

  • @caramcaleer7587
    @caramcaleer7587 23 дня назад

    hi Rob. You said in earlier comments that you were planning on making a run of the carbon fibre bracketing to sell, did you/are you still doing that. Your system looks brilliant, so much simpler than the mosquito etc...

  • @jlvandat69
    @jlvandat69 8 месяцев назад

    A REAL 'blast from the past'....year was 1976 or '77, in Oregon, just after dinosaurs went extinct. A company developed a gas-powered, keel-mounted pusher propellor ('Skymaster' as I recall) and was touring the country showing it to hang glider dealers. I showed up at a meeting in Portland as a UP dealer from So. Oregon to learn about them. In attendance was another dealer who entered the room on crutches, one foot wrapped in bandages. He had tried the unit a couple days before and it turns out the original design positioned the propellor just off the end of the keel, but just barely reachable by the foot of a very tall pilot flying prone if he swung far enough back. Not really a confidence-instilling visual for those in attendance. I went on to try the modified version a few days later at the coast, but the free flight 'purist' in me overruled and I chose not to pursue powered options although later I did get involved in ultralights. Fly safe, everyone.

  • @patrickmckowen2999
    @patrickmckowen2999 Год назад +1

    👍

  • @paulrieker7103
    @paulrieker7103 Год назад +2

    The motor mount looks like a key. Drawings?

    • @robertberndes7878
      @robertberndes7878  Год назад +2

      No drawings, Sorry. They are all hand made. We are working on producing them in greater quantity. Will let you all know if that happens.

    • @paulrieker2046
      @paulrieker2046 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@robertberndes7878
      Yes! I'm interested.

  • @fathy31
    @fathy31 8 месяцев назад

    Ciao Roberto ti scrivo dal Italia mi piacerebbe sapere se il motore elettrico per deltaplano è stato poi commercializzato,si può comprare e dove? Grazie per la tua risposta

  • @pauldonahuepilot
    @pauldonahuepilot Год назад

    What size motors, props were used on the beginning of the video with the twin motor setup please.

    • @robertberndes7878
      @robertberndes7878  Год назад

      Pretty sure they were 28" props. You should be able to see it written on them in one of the videos

  • @woodcrest77
    @woodcrest77 Год назад

    What year was this??