German Electric Plane on Display - Polidicks

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Damn, I probably weigh more than that plane does D:

Its empty weight is 11Kg's more than me. Godamn; that's light.

[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;22007981]Damn, I probably weigh more than that plane does D:[/QUOTE] Then you're fat as fuck.

Fuckin hell looks like a glider with an engine on the front. A 90kg payload for the first model? What the hell is going to fly it, trained hamsters?

That's pretty fucking neat.

That is fucking awesome :krad2:

So uh... can this take off on it's own? Or does it need to be towed by a bigger plane to take off?

[QUOTE=Gordy H.;22008393]So uh... can this take off on it's own? Or does it need to be towed by a bigger plane to take off?[/QUOTE] It needs a tow plane. The propeller and electrics is for the A/C and the CD player.

That is awesome. I want one.

Not really useful until it can take off on its own, but it's a start.

[QUOTE=Eudoxia;22007775][img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VyTCyizqrHs/S_AQzZ-TjkI/AAAAAAAAHo8/V-rEb_pVu58/s1600/eplane1.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] I swear I just stared at this image for around ten seconds waiting for it to load

[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;22007981]Damn, I probably weigh more than that plane does D:[/QUOTE] Jesus Christ, you're huge. 120kg is 264lbs. The 90kg limit isn't too bad, considering that's around 200lbs, which most adult men are either right at or under.

the 90kg includes toleranced, the real value probably goes up to 95 or even 100kg.

ooo, how much does the ELEKTRA ONE cost?, because I weigh about 65KG That would definitely be the way to get to work, land in the car park as close to the building as possible and plug into a wall socket, batteries recharge whilst you're working, fly home. (destroying everything in your way on take-off) Well, maybe not but still...

I would be too scared to fly it, I mean what if there's a sudden gust of wind coming from the right or left, you'd flip that's how light it is.

Buy a parachute and pretend you know how it works :buddy:

As a (student) pilot this is interesting, but the fact that it's a one seater and probably doesn't have much room for luggage means it's not terribly useful. The 2 and 4 seater models could be promising though.

Wow, that plane weights over twice as much as i do! :buddy:

[QUOTE=Tu154M;22008107]Then you're fat as fuck.[/QUOTE]Indeed.

This thing looks really fun. I weigh 75kg so I could fly without a problem. :buddy:

I want it

[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;22007981]Damn, I probably weigh more than that plane does D:[/QUOTE] get off FP and go to the gym

Fuck, I'm too fat to fly in it [editline]02:40AM[/editline] Even if I can fly it I doubt I can fit my mcdonalds in there anyway

That plane is essentially twice my weight. I'm so scrawny.

Suddenly, clouds! No sun and the place crashes :smug:

[QUOTE=Sethorion;22008011]Its empty weight is 11Kg's more than me. Godamn; that's light.[/QUOTE] You weigh 109 KG? Holy shit, time to hit the gym. [editline]12:03PM[/editline] [QUOTE=runtime;22008200]Fuckin hell looks like a glider with an engine on the front. A 90kg payload for the first model? What the hell is going to fly it, trained hamsters?[/QUOTE] Or you know, a normal human being on 80 KG.

If these ever become popular and are available for under $15,000, I wouldn't mind getting a private aviation license just so I can own one. Then I can say I have an airplane in my back yard! :c00l:

How much is that in pounds?

Electricity > Combustion. Why military UAV's are not electric is beyond me.