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Hybrid designs may not replace ordinary aircraft real soon but you are going to see them flying pretty soon at airshows
I just think the added weight and complexity of trying to rig an electric motor into the propeller, etc is not worth the trouble.
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you are going to see them flying pretty soon at airshows
Eh. I see a lot of things flying around and I don't necessarily give them anything but a passing glance. Whatever floats your boat my friend. All I ask is that you do whatever interests you in a safe and effective manner.
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Most planes can cruise on half the engine needed to takeoff and climb.
Can they do it safely at the altitudes the guy who started this thread is talking about? Especially during high DA settings? I am simply looking at this as the most effective way to do it.
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Jeron plans to run the same prop with both engines. You need a reduction drive anyway but will have to add a sprague clutch.
Like I said, I have questions of whether the supposed power loading benefit is outweighed by the risk of applying new technology and more complicated systems into a group of aircraft where construction and maintenance at times leave something to be desire. If the idea here is to make this as minimally difficult to build, operate and maintain so we can get more people flying as easily as possible, then adding complexity is not necessarily the best approach.