EV Pioneer Plans to Recreate Lindbergh’s Flight in Electric Airplane

[chef]

Any guesses who the pioneer might be? ..... Chip Yates! The most interesting part of his plan, aside from crossing the Atlantic, is using UAVs as replacement battery packs.

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/05...tric-airplane/

[DaveAK]

Great press as always. And as always, good luck to him. Certainly a novel refueling approach.

[ETcelerate]

Maybe he can get "Better Place" as a sponsor. In flight pits sounds incredibly challenging. Reminds me of this vid...



Do the Motoczysz race bikes still have hot-swappable batteries?

[chef]

Maybe he can get "Better Place" as a sponsor. In flight pits sounds incredibly challenging. Reminds me of this vid...

Wow!

[billmi]

Interesting airplane design. I wonder where they'll put the pizza box and regen system.

[billmi]

Oh, there's the KERS:
http://www.flightofthecentury.com/ki...tric-airplane/

[dice23]

lmao...EV pioneer? anyway...more power to him! god knows lightning motors beat with the bike...lol. bet his wife has a large insurance policy? chip..you need to stop racing them damn electric bikes and get an electric plane and fly around the world? she said? i'm thinking i would really like to meet him...seems crazy as me...lol?

[DaveAK]

Oh, there's the KERS:
http://www.flightofthecentury.com/ki...tric-airplane/

And I thought you were joking. Should've known better.

[Warren]

Dead stick landings are about as much fun as tank slappers. His recycled bike battery pack pucked, and put smoke in the ****pit! Pretty hysterical software censorship here eh?

http://www.youtube.com/user/ChipYates

http://www.airventure.org/news/2012/...ft-to-OSH.html