Electric training aircraft in the RAF

[chevvron]

What's '57.6 kW' in real money?

[BEagle]

About 77 bhp.

[622]

Originally Posted by Timelord

Let’s hope that someone remembers to organise the charging infrastructure as well as buying the aircraft.

Can Voyagers trail extension leads ?

[treadigraph]

Originally Posted by 622

Can Voyagers trail extension leads ?

Ah, so that's why crew talk about plugging into a tanker...

[NutLoose]

Originally Posted by Timelord

Let’s hope that someone remembers to organise the charging infrastructure as well as buying the aircraft.

The one they are testing you can do a battery swop in under 5 mins, thus as with a lox pot, they could go to a bay for servicing.

[Timelord]

Originally Posted by NutLoose

The one they are testing you can do a battery swop in under 5 mins, thus as with a lox pot, they could go to a bay for servicing.

That’s a relief. I had visions of a row of zero emission trainers being charged up by a row of petrol driven power sets!

[NutLoose]

Watch about 45 secs in. 2 mins shows the other set.

You Tube

[Big Pistons Forever]

Don't worry this aircraft will never see RAF service as some HQ staff weinie will probably require crews to wear a bone dome and G suite and then nobody will fit ....

[NutLoose]

Even though the aircraft has a ballistic parachute!

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by Big Pistons Forever

as some HQ staff weinie will probably require crews to wear a bone dome and G suite and then nobody will fit ....

A 3-piece G suite, presumably ...

[sycamore]

Ahhhh,G-plan ,back to the `60s....