DIY-747 at OHR on 27th Nov 2010

[sonyalpha]

This 'DIY 747-1' was built by flier, Mr Jason Hon. He used the wings of his decomissioned Cessna 747-1 and the tail fins of his crashed F-18 Tiger Hornet. This aircraft has been flying at the site on several Sunday mornings. It flies well, fast and is agile.

is agile and fast.

[etman]

Walau another frankenplane...very creative...

[svc333]

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this 'diy 747-1' Was Built By Flier, Mr Jason Hon. He Used The Wings Of His Decomissioned Cessna 747-1 And The Tail Fins Of His Crashed F-18 Tiger Hornet. This Aircraft Has Been Flying At The Site On Several Sunday Mornings. It Flies Well, Fast And Is Agile.

is Agile And Fast.

:l

[UH-1H]

reduce, re-use and recycle.
Maybe next step, Clean Energy? Solar powered?

[sonyalpha]

reduce, re-use and recycle.
Maybe next step, Clean Energy? Solar powered?

That is a good suggestion.

If solar cells are cheaper in the future, we can place some on the top surface of the wings of an electric glider to provide electricity to power the servos. The usual battery can be a small one with power to send the plane up.

[Housefly]

Hi SonyAlpha,

It is not the $$$ barrier, in fact Jet Hobby is now selling the solar panels for planes, but too bad they generated too little amps and is not enough to power most decent motors, only meant for low powered kites motor at the moment, maybe in the future when technology improve, they may be able to supply 60C

[etman]

Actually UH-1H meant it as a joke. Meaning that solar power is ridiculously infeasible and expensive and no point doing it.

Well its a deep subject if you want to discuss it. But not here.

[Housefly]

Agree

[UH-1H]

Actually, there are prototypes in the works now. I think the US airfore or NASA is looking into lower orbit satellites. I think they build a super large wing glider which is solar powered and could stay airborne for a long long time. Future use to replace satellites etc.