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Forum: Rotorheads

26th May 2004, 13:18

Replies: 201

The future of the helicopter is electric.

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Posted By NickLappos

dave, The energy technology dreams of the...

dave,
The energy technology dreams of the future all rest on "deus ex machina" of fusion reactors, sinced everything else we have tried really doesn't work very well. Actually, nucular fission does...

Forum: Rotorheads

26th May 2004, 03:33

Replies: 201

The future of the helicopter is electric.

Views: 61,258

Posted By NickLappos

OK Dave, now we know. Your dreams are filled...

OK Dave, now we know. Your dreams are filled with an electric synchropter with three gears in its 60,000 rpm transmission, and a fiber optic electric cord 200 NM long!

I still see Nichole Kidman...

Forum: Rotorheads

24th May 2004, 22:20

Replies: 201

The future of the helicopter is electric.

Views: 61,258

Posted By NickLappos

Good data, Benet, but bad math. That 180 lb...

Good data, Benet, but bad math. That 180 lb motor you found is nice, but it is only 70 HP continuous power!

Also, no power plant on the planet has more than 50% efficiency (unless they repealed...

Forum: Rotorheads

24th May 2004, 14:11

Replies: 201

The future of the helicopter is electric.

Views: 61,258

Posted By NickLappos

vorticey, Just storing energy won't work,...

vorticey,

Just storing energy won't work, because the aircraft needs so much of it. If you squeeze air into a bottle and then let it out into an engine, you get less than you put in. If you...

Forum: Rotorheads

24th May 2004, 03:06

Replies: 201

The future of the helicopter is electric.

Views: 61,258

Posted By NickLappos

benet, you are pretty far off in all of your...

benet,
you are pretty far off in all of your opening premises:

- Electric motors are a lot lighter than piston engines

Not at all true. Typical piston engines are about 1/3 the weight of an...

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