fly_tornado Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Bex, 30% improvement in fuel economy with that hybrid and ability to recharge in flight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Bex, 30% improvement in fuel economy with that hybrid and ability to recharge in flight. Bloody long extension lead, good for doing circuits though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 I can appreciate your secrecy for business reasons. The only way I could answer is to go through the complete business process that has changed considerably a number of times and of course I'm not going to make that public except to say the project is quite solvent and has not stopped moving forward. I have an engineers meeting the 8th - 10th of January when some solid decisions will be made including to release where we are up to or not. I also keep Admin (Ian) informed and up to date with the progress out of courtesy and intend to become a major sponsor when everything is in place to help support the forum. 2015 is going to be an interesting year. 3 1 1 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabiru Phil Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Thanks for the reply, Good luck for 2015 Phil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 The only way I could answer is to go through the complete business process that has changed considerably a number of times and of course I'm not going to make that public except to say the project is quite solvent and has not stopped moving forward. I have an engineers meeting the 8th - 10th of January when some solid decisions will be made including to release where we are up to or not.I also keep Admin (Ian) informed and up to date with the progress out of courtesy and intend to become a major sponsor when everything is in place to help support the forum. 2015 is going to be an interesting year. As long as you get my engine ready by the time I complete the airframe. No rush, really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Gnu Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 With oil at $55 per barrel electric has a bright future - but only in lighting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 With oil at $55 per barrel electric has a bright future - but only in lighting. But electric motors should be as reliable as turbine engine or even more so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 With oil at $55 per barrel electric has a bright future - but only in lighting. Look at the trend, not today's price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Gnu Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I want electric powered aircraft to work also but it isn't... for the moment the low oil price has crushed it and in the longer term not until the long awaited major battery breakthrough becomes a reality. As prof John Torode told us the standard lithium ion battery currently used quite literally has a lower energy density than household garbage has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 The only way I could answer is to go through the complete business process that has changed considerably a number of times and of course I'm not going to make that public except to say the project is quite solvent and has not stopped moving forward. I have an engineers meeting the 8th - 10th of January when some solid decisions will be made including to release where we are up to or not.I also keep Admin (Ian) informed and up to date with the progress out of courtesy and intend to become a major sponsor when everything is in place to help support the forum. 2015 is going to be an interesting year. I gather the meeting said not to release any information? Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 hurry up bex, the yanks are closing the gap 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I was very worried abut the cameraman getting sliced and diced until I saw the size of the propeller blades. Bloody nice sound to the engine, think it'd be a bit heavy for the 701 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 I gather the meeting said not to release any information? Going forward but, geeeeezus it's complicated, here's my analogy ... 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 hurry up bex, the yanks are closing the gap Yavold, iz ze German BMW bild motoure dummkoff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I was going to say the Germans but its mostly titan doing to conversion now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Going forward but, geeeeezus it's complicated, here's my analogy ...[ATTACH=full]34718[/ATTACH] That kid for PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badwookie Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Can you tell us anything more Bex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdseye Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Guessing they just want the lightweight stuff - SFC, weight and kw per litre, just that sort of idle browser sorta stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Some will understand ... .. while others will still want more info than I can offer at the moment, but sorry, that's just the way it is. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Dude, you need machines 'n' stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilot Pete Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Did the factory fold ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerme Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Looks like a typical Aussie manufacturing plant to me? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Where they make Typical Aussies? Nev 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 have you moved your factory back to Australia? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Well at least it looks like a brand new facility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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