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Old 6th Apr 2011, 20:22
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Dave_Jackson
 
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The following is a 54 page NACA document from 1981.
It evaluates the building of an electric Hughes 269A helicopter.

For the interested, it is easy to read and it may be the foundation of the electric Firefly.

PRACTICAL FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF ELECTRIC POWER PROPULSION IN SMALL HELICOPTERS USING LITHIUM HYROXIDE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY


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