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Re: Question about power capacity of electrical motors.

From rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics.electromag, sci.electronics.design, sci.physics
Subject Re: Question about power capacity of electrical motors.
Date 2017-07-21 12:17 -0400
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jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote on 7/21/2017 11:24 AM:
> In sci.physics.electromag rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote:
>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote on 7/15/2017 3:19 PM:
>>> In sci.physics.electromag Piglet <erichpwagner@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On 15/07/2017 19:31, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The problem with electric airplanes is the lack of a power source that is
>>>>> comparable to gasoline or jet fuel not the weight of electric motors.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Solar cells work so long as you stay above the cloud and keep to the lit
>>>> hemisphere!
>>>>
>>>> piglet
>>>
>>> Only for powered sailplanes otherwise the area available to collect energy
>>> is too small to meet power requirements.
>>
>> So you are saying the only aircraft that can be powered by solar cells are
>> the ones that can be powered by solar cells?
>>
>> What point are you trying to make?
>
> If you would read the post for understanding, you would know that I am
> saying only sailplanes have enough surface area to collect enough energy
> to keep themselves in the air.
>
> For the vast majority of airplanes the available surface area is too small
> to provide the energy the airplace requires to remain airborne.
>
> You do know that the amount of solar energy available is limited by the
> solar irradiance, which is apporximately 1 kM/m^2 at noon on a clear
> day, don't you?

I know that a sailplane is a glider which the solar powered planes are *not*.

I know that you haven't made a point about the solar powered plane.  It is 
constructed like a glider, so what?  Have you seen pictures of the Wright 
brothers plane?

-- 

Rick C

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