Electric motors on hang gliders ORIGINS 2
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- Опубликовано: 8 дек 2024
- Using two cheap R/C Modeling motors to get from the beach up on to the hill, at Shelly's Beach Western Australia, back in 2010.
Using Rob's fancy new carbon fiber motor mount system for the cheap motors because one of the very expensive Plettenberg Predator motors had burnt out :(
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!
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.
Cheers
Nice landings!
Neat and clean configuration❤.....About time to switch to this configuration (from my old Mosquito).....not younger anymore😅 Hats-off to you and mates 👏
Impressive design and build. Great to see.
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...
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.
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
The motor mount looks like a key. Drawings?
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.
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Yes! I'm interested.
What size motors, props were used on the beginning of the video with the twin motor setup please.
Pretty sure they were 28" props. You should be able to see it written on them in one of the videos
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What year was this??
2010