Has 4 props

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eMtjl66b2bPYlIk.html

Are there any monitors showing the power left over.

folds up enough to fit in a small hatchback like mine. I'm in the waiting list for the next batch, hopefully they start another production run before the summer season is over!

www.pocket-lint.com/gadgets/news/130380-future-batteries-coming-soon-charge-in-seconds-last-months-and-power-over-the-air You can expect batteries to be 2-3 times more energy dense in the near future.

Speed: same as any paramotor - depends on wing and auw. Thrust is ... enough! :) Range: same as any flying machine - depends on winds and other conditions. Not much. At full power your battery will be done in 8 minutes. Push it longer and you'll be replacing them soon. Charge time: same as any battery - depends on how many cycles you'd like and how much you spend on your chargers. Mine takes 4-5 hours. Swapping out set of batteries would take less than 5 mins.

Throttle is... interesting. I don't like the thumb control... you can't guide your A's up and use the throttle at the same time... which means you have to muscle the wing up yourself... come off the As and then find that throttle. I would hate that if I was launching in snow or some slippery condition. Response is instant of course... and I found it comfy to use generally... but give me a short bottom lever any day. The throttle cable is very thin, and I ended up pinching it in the arm... so I had to cut it open and inspect... it was fine (it's a 4-conductor... very small wires, wrapped in fine steel braid) I got hold of some 1/4 black vacuum line which had an ID JUST big enough to receive the cable... so now it's well protected. It's also zip tied to the shoulder of the arm so that it won't be pinched again. Check the video at 24 seconds to see what I'm talking about. You can see where the covered cable starts... and the original, unprotected cable runs off to the right and into the guts of the machine.

@@paradad9609 I just use my index fingers to hold the As on takeoff instead of my thumbs. I actually feel like I have more control that way

Would a Bluetooth throttle control not work? No cable to hit the prop etc

Its comped to a moster 185... openppg.com/

openppg.com/

It's reasonably strong... but nothing like a mechanical cable you would find on a gas machine. I would say that my little bird is fairly fragile overall (a problem with all carbon fiber machines). But if I stay on my feet, shouldn't ever be a problem.

hi, it's not the carbon if something looks fragile. It is the construction and the experience of the designer.

@@kornerederparamotor Not talking about looks... It's that CF shatters... while metal bends. You can straighten out metal... but you can't straighten out CF. Once you smack it hard... that's that. You can bend and straighten titanium repeatedly... it's amazing. I watched a guy slip during launch... and every CF part on his Scout was damaged... prop, ring, supports. A very sad affair. BUT, strength to weight... CF is hard to beat.

Yes you are right. But there are constructive solutions to eliminate all problems. as an example: at my cage rings, the cores are a layer glueing of esche funier with cfk and gfk layers. that's as stable and elastic as a sports bow. or similar to the construction at ski. I use a lot of unidirectional cfk fibers in parts that are extremely under stress. if it is not allowed to sputter, a hybrid cfk - afk fabric is laminated under the last layer cfk, just like military helmets. with extremely lightweight cages, an extremely thin aluminum profile in drop form is used as a base and coated in a special winding technique with cfk fibers. These components are elastic and almost indestructible. you can control that exactly. I do it all just as a hobby. Of course I also use Titan sometimes. but cfk is much easier to work with because you can glue it. For propellers I use prepreg as in real aircraft construction. an example is the pluma paramotor. this one has the same material and is extremely stable. Best regards

Tom, those Plumas have one of the best hard landing designs I’ve seen. Very nice!

48 lbs. (minus glider)

I'm not quite ready to fly her until the battery is gone, but I did a 13 minute flight the following day. I'm going to guess around 15 minutes, based on my recharge (she took about 80-85% charge after the 10 minute hop).

Paradad Love this, did you build or was the manufactured by Open PPG?

@@DaxDunn-MotherNatureCures Open PPG built her

OF COURSE HE DOES. HE JUST DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW IMPRACTICAL THIS IS.

Ducted fan design... i was thinking about the same concept. Counter rotating props are also more efficient and unit will be more compact. I hope you will upload video once you finnish your project

Also this system could be paired with freeflight harness

You two should go on the electric ppg open source forum and execute your ideas there. Its a community project that he is flying. openppg.com/

3100 on their site

One of the few reasons for my hesitation ... I've accidentally blown up a 2000mah lipo on my leg, comparable to gasoline burn. Thise bonkas are huge.... I can imagine the heat would do damage outward of several foot radius

Mine has a battery release. Been flying mine for a year and a half. If you take care of the batteries (proper charging procedure) it should not be an issue. Have a great day. system kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eMtjl66b2bPYlIk.html

They can be ordered but also need to be assembled kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eMtjl66b2bPYlIk.html

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eMtjl66b2bPYlIk.html

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ec2Fo8Rkkp28pKc.html