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Undertoad · 07-24-2006, 12:02 PM

Not just any batteries, but AA batteries produced by Panasonic, powered this first battery-powered manned flight last week.

According to the full story, 160 "Oxyride" AA batteries (20 serial cells formed one row, eight rows connected parallel: 30V) surged out almost 900W of power.

Enough to get a "Wright Brothers" kind of flight - 59 seconds, 6 meters off the ground, and virtually outrun by the people on the ground. Still, it's something. It's a start.

I figure my frame could get off the ground with roughly twice that number of cells, so, I would like a battery operated plane, please.

07-24-2006, 12:02 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	7/24/2006: First battery-powered manned flight Not just any batteries, but AA batteries produced by Panasonic, powered this first battery-powered manned flight last week. According to the full story, 160 "Oxyride" AA batteries (20 serial cells formed one row, eight rows connected parallel: 30V) surged out almost 900W of power. Enough to get a "Wright Brothers" kind of flight - 59 seconds, 6 meters off the ground, and virtually outrun by the people on the ground. Still, it's something. It's a start. I figure my frame could get off the ground with roughly twice that number of cells, so, I would like a battery operated plane, please.