New Plane Developments: Return of the Retract; Electric Inches Forward
Electric. Pipistrel Velis Electro receives a European type certificate . (Happened back in June ?) Type certificate . Gaining access to the U.S. market laterally should be significantly less onerous than going for FAA type certification directly. Interesting note: “The motor, which Pipistrel certified separately, is available to other aircraft manufacturers.” I recently discovered there’s a growing community of folks in the experimental space using Zero Motorcycles powertrains: Electic Sonex Xenos Commute to Work (Gabriel DeVault’s other videos are also worth checking out) Zero DS propulsion system for aircraft power Motorcycle Motors as Powerplants for Experimenters NASA continues to refine it’s “outside the box” (multiple small motors) X-57 Maxwell electric airplane. (It’s the geek in me, but anything with an X- I kinda swoon for. Even a bastardized P2006T. Bring back the X-29 !) Retract. I love Paul Bertorelli ( classic ). Resurgence of the RG . Diamond DA50 RG Pip...