#electricairplane — Public Fediverse posts

Beta’s unique electric airplane flies into Seattle to wow state officials and aviation experts - The ALIA CX300 electric airplane from Beta Technologies on approach at Boeing Fie... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/betas-unique-electric-airplane-flies-into-seattle-to-wow-state-officials-and-aviation-experts/ #betatechnologies #electricairplane #transportation #aviation

A new airline that runs electric planes that can only go 300 miles? Well it’s a start. #ElectricAirplane #ElectricAircraft https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/17/green-energy-tycoon-to-launch-uk-first-electric-airline

Floor! After taking our anniversary off, yesterday I went about building a frame to hold the floor while I work on it prior to install. After, I set it down and cut out the landing brake. Canards are very aerodynamic and don’t really slow down well; a deployable air brake helps to slow down the aircraft and maintain an approach speed. Given that I’ll be able to slow down via regenerative braking (using the propeller like a windmill), I don’t expect to use the landing brake outside of emergency landings/emergency descents. Which is a good enough reason to make this.

Deviating from plans, I cut this out as a large rectangle. Plans specify a small area for the hinge + a smaller overall landing brake. I have a much wider panel + the area for the hinge it the entire width of the brake.

Today, I spent my time cutting out and fitting foam for the contouring of the floor. Tomorrow, I’ll mix some micro slurry and epoxy the foam in place.

#avgeek #aviation #electricairplane #ExperimentalAviation #homebuit

Mexico’s Aerus airline signs up for 30 electric airplanes to be built by Eviation - An artist’s conception shows Eviation’s Alice airplane in Aerus’ livery. (Eviatio... - https://www.geekwire.com/2023/mexico-aerus-30-electric-airplanes-eviation/ #electricairplane #aviation #eviation #aerus #tech

From Artemis to Webb, take a look back — and a look ahead — at the year’s top trends in aerospace - An image of the galaxy NGC 7469 in the midst of star formation serves as this sea... - https://www.geekwire.com/2022/artemis-webb-jwst-year-space-aerospace/ #jameswebbspacetelescope #electricairplane #yearinreview2022 #yearinreview #skywatching #eviation #artemis #space #dart #nasa

My wife and I spent 6 hours today glassing the interiors of the fuselage sides. This was the biggest layup I've done so far. We glassed the interiors of both sides at the same time (part of why they're lined up they way they are is to facilitate that), then installed the upper longerons.

I'm very grateful for her help, couldn't have done it without her.

#aviation #experimentalaviation #electricairplane

I installed (microed - epoxy + tiny glass bubbles) the aft spacers from yesterday to the fuselage sides, then I contoured the rest of the fuselage interior. Almost ready to glass these!

As part of contouring, I made the first modification to the plane plans for the purpose of electrification today. There's supposed to be contouring toward the aft end, to allow for fuel sight gages. I don't need those, so I didn't bother doing that.

#electricairplane #experimentalaviation #aviation

Today, on my #electricairplane #experimentalaviation build, I cut and shaped foam for the aft spacers of the fuselage. This was time consuming - the cozy plans do not give precise dimensions for the this fairly complex shape. I mostly eyeballed them, combining that with what little dimensions are given. They're close enough.

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Australia’s NTAS airline puts in an order for 20 of Eviation’s Alice electric airplanes - An artist’s conception shows Eviation’s Alice airplane flying over Australia.... - https://www.geekwire.com/2022/australias-ntas-airline-puts-in-an-order-for-20-of-eviations-alice-electric-airplanes/ #electricairplane #australia #aviation #eviation #tech #ntas

World’s Biggest Foam RC Plane Takes To The Skies, But Only Barely! - What do you do when you have a whole warehouse sized facility and an industrial si... - https://hackaday.com/2022/07/18/worlds-biggest-foam-rc-plane-takes-to-the-skies-but-only-barely/ #electricairplane #foamairplane #petersripol #rcairplane #mischacks #flitefest #flitetest #airplane

Eliminate Vertical Stabiliser with ArduPlane - Flying wings are popular options for fixed-wing FPV flying, but they have one rath... - https://hackaday.com/2021/07/09/eliminate-vertical-stabiliser-with-arduplane/ #electricairplane #dronehacks #flyingwing #rcairplane #ardupilot

Electric RC Plane Flies For Almost 11 Hours - Electric RC aircraft are not known for long flight times, with multirotors usually... - https://hackaday.com/2021/06/27/electric-rc-plane-flies-for-almost-11-hours/ #electricairplane #dronehacks #lithiumion #rcairplane #solarpower #endurance

3D Printed Electric Motor Wants to Take Flight - Airplanes and spacecraft have a big problem. The more engine or fuel you have, the more engine and... - https://hackaday.com/2020/11/18/3d-printed-electric-motor-wants-to-take-flight/ #transportationhacks #electricaircraft #electricairplane #inverter #motor

Lithium Sulfur Batteries Slated for Takeoff - Spectrum recently published a post on a new lithium sulfur battery technology specifically targeti... - https://hackaday.com/2020/08/23/lithium-sulfur-batteries-slated-for-takeoff/ #electricairplane #electricvehicle #chemistryhacks #lithiumbattery #lithiumsufur #battery #news