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The aircraft is made from composite material, predominantly carbon fiber reinforced polymer. Its 38 ft (11.6 m) span wing has an area of 120 sq ft (11 m 2) and mounts flaps. The standard engine used is a 105 kW (141 hp) electric powerplant. The aircraft will have ten batteries giving it a four-hour endurance.
The aircraft features composite construction, a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat, enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single electric motor in tractor configuration. [1] [2] The Sun Flyer differed from the PC-Aero Elektra One by incorporating new landing gear, propeller and instruments.
Bye Aerospace is an American aircraft manufacturer based in unincorporated Arapahoe County, Colorado. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of electric aircraft, including unmanned aircraft for geospatial role and light aircraft for the flight training role. [1] The company was founded by George E. Bye, who remains the CEO. [2]
The person piloting the ultralight must be less than 210 lb (95 kg). [5] The individual motors powering the ultralight resemble drones. The ultralight can fly at an altitude of 1,500 ft (460 m). It weighs 190 lb (86 kg) and the fuselage is built of aluminum and a carbon-Kevlar composite. It is being offered for US$98,000. [8]
The design was originally developed by Bye Aerospace subsidiary Aero Electric Aircraft Corporation (AEAC). [2] [3] Arion Aircraft of Shelbyville, Tennessee constructed the proof-of-concept prototype [4] and delivered it in March 2016. [5] The eFlyer 2 was first publicly introduced at the Centennial Airport in Colorado on 11 May 2016. [3]
Beta's electric aircraft − the Alia, in both fixed wing and vertical take-off and landing versions − will begin rolling out of the South Burlington manufacturing plant later this year, with ...
The aircraft weighs 313 lb (142 kg) empty and can carry a pilot and baggage totaling 250 lb (113 kg). It can accommodate a pilot of up to 6.5 ft (1.98 m) in height. A ballistic parachute comes equipped with the aircraft for use by the aviator in emergency situations. [1] [6] [10] The aircraft is not a tiltwing or tiltrotor design. Instead, the ...
Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 800 has two motors, powered by a grid of electric cells, for a 368-mph top speed, 575-mile range and zero emissions. This New 8-Seat Electric Airplane Costs 80% Less to ...