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Forum: Rotorheads

18th May 2013, 18:58

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The future of the helicopter is electric.

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Posted By AdamFrisch

I agree. The future of all flight is electric....

I agree. The future of all flight is electric. Here's a thread I started a couple of years ago.

http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/426523-future-helicopter-electric.html

Forum: Rotorheads

3rd Oct 2012, 20:25

Replies: 201

The future of the helicopter is electric.

Views: 61,262

Posted By AdamFrisch

Interesting. He pretty much confirms what I'd...

Interesting. He pretty much confirms what I'd guessed, that reduction gearboxes are the weak links in helicopter design. I thing a genset powered by turbines and a fully electric main and tail rotor...

Forum: Rotorheads

23rd Sep 2011, 02:01

Replies: 201

The future of the helicopter is electric.

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Posted By AdamFrisch

Great stuff. Well, the battery technology...

Great stuff.

Well, the battery technology and the electric propulsion technology has advanced so much in the last 20 years that it's incredible, so it's not beyond the realms that in another 20...

Forum: Rotorheads

8th Sep 2010, 07:20

Replies: 201

The future of the helicopter is electric.

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Posted By AdamFrisch

Unless you've been an R/C flyer in the last 10...

Unless you've been an R/C flyer in the last 10 years and seen the revolution there, I don't think everyone here understands just how light and efficient modern brushless motors are.

I can buy and...

Forum: Rotorheads

7th Sep 2010, 01:14

Replies: 201

The future of the helicopter is electric.

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Posted By AdamFrisch

The idea was to charge the battery from the...

The idea was to charge the battery from the ground and have to APU just keep it topped up. Only in a remote area where no electricity could be found, would the APU be running to charge the battery...

Forum: Rotorheads

6th Sep 2010, 20:02

Replies: 201

The future of the helicopter is electric.

Views: 61,262

Posted By AdamFrisch

It's taken a while, but for cars it's def...

It's taken a while, but for cars it's def happening now. You just have to see how much the Prius has sold worldwide. And how every manufacturer is scrambling to get electric or hybrid cars out on the...

Forum: Rotorheads

6th Sep 2010, 17:23

Replies: 201

The future of the helicopter is electric.

Views: 61,262

Posted By AdamFrisch

There probably aren't any weight savings in the...

There probably aren't any weight savings in the hybrid configuration.

But you would eliminate gearboxes and all the headaches that come with that. You would eliminate the whole anti-torque shaft,...

Forum: Rotorheads

6th Sep 2010, 11:55

Replies: 201

The future of the helicopter is electric.

Views: 61,262

Posted By AdamFrisch

The future of the helicopter is electric.

I keep banging on about this in other threads for aviation in general. But it makes extra muchness of sense for helicopters. And until batteries are where they need to be, a hybrid solution is very...

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