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The Lilium Jet is a proposed eVTOL (electric Vertical Take Off and Landing) aircraft that the German company Lilium GmbH has claimed it will bring to the market ‘soon’, which …read more Continue reading Will the Lilium Jet Work? A Deep-Dive Into the Physics Behind eVTOL Aircraft
What do you do when you have a whole warehouse sized facility and an industrial sized CNC foam cutter? Clearly, the only choice is to build giant RC aircraft, and …read more Continue reading World’s Biggest Foam RC Plane Takes To The Skies, But Only Barely!
Flying wings are popular options for fixed-wing FPV flying, but they have one rather annoying characteristic: yaw wag. The flying wing will wobble on the yaw axis while flying, and …read more Continue reading Eliminate Vertical Stabiliser with ArduPlane
Electric RC aircraft are not known for long flight times, with multirotors usually doing 20-45 minutes, while most fixed wings will struggle to get past two hours. [Matthew Heiskell] blew …read more Continue reading Electric RC Plane Flies For Almost 11 Hours
Airplanes and spacecraft have a big problem. The more engine or fuel you have, the more engine and fuel you need. That’s why aircraft use techniques to have lightweight structural members and do everything they can to minimize weight. A lighter craft can go further and carry more payload or …read more
Continue reading 3D Printed Electric Motor Wants to Take Flight
Spectrum recently published a post on a new lithium sulfur battery technology specifically targeting electric aviation applications. Although lots of electric vehicles could benefit from the new technology, airplanes are especially sensitive to heavy batteries and lithium-sulfur batteries can weigh much less than modern batteries of equivalent capacity. The Spectrum …read more
Continue reading Lithium Sulfur Batteries Slated for Takeoff