Electric Extra 330LE climb record

[mnewbery]

Electric Extra Sets Climb Record - AVweb flash Article

 

1000kg sent 10,000m into the sky. That's just shy of 100 Megajoules not accounting for drag.

 

Bet it came down as a glider

 

 

[mnewbery]

Edit: Because the motor design is brushless direct current (BLDC) it is possible to have a regenerative capability while descending. This was not mentioned

 

 

[rankamateur]

Edit: Because the motor design is brushless direct current (BLDC) it is possible to have a regenerative capability while descending. This was not mentioned

I am guessing that a prop designed and tuned for a record climb is not going to be tuned for regeneration as well, and where is the point once the record has been set anyway?

 

 

[mnewbery]

I thought the same thing

 

 

[facthunter]

You would still get significant power recovery. Enough to do manoeuvering and a normal approach at the lower levels. 8% of what you used to get up there would be plenty. Nev