Announcement during the first fully electric airplane’s flight:

“Dear passengers, under your seat you’ll find pedals, please slide them forward until they’re under your feet and start pedalling, we’re short on power. On behalf of the captain and the whole crew - thank you!”

#plane #electric #electricairplane #futureishere #airplane #airtravel #travel

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!

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