I have spent many hours in these guys--to the point of being able to hear in my "minds ear" the constant harmonic drone of the big radial engine in the front.
I flew these first in the Army and latter with Alaskan bush pilots.
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I have spent many hours in these guys--to the point of being able to hear in my "minds ear" the constant harmonic drone of the big radial engine in the front.
I flew these first in the Army and latter with Alaskan bush pilots.
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I admire the elegance of this initiative. I hope it pans out. The biggest downer of small airplanes to me has always been the ugly noise levels. The article does not mention the absence of the blaring gasoline engines or even jet engines, but that has to be a welcome byproduct of electric engines. I think the guy below has a handle on his project. Good luck —
...”The Beaver does not need a lot of energy because it flies slow. To go fast, you need a whole lot of energy,” he said. “The solutions are a lot further down the line and a tough problem for the current state of the art.” Nevertheless, Dr. Anderson said the first flight and collaboration between Harbour Air and magniX should be applauded...
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