My Thoughts On Gas VS Electric Paramotors
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:22 Giveaway
1:04 Summary
1:30 Cost
3:43 Thrust
4:36 Weight
5:46 Flight Time
6:55 Charge Time
7:36 Electric Pros
11:09 Electric Cons
12:35 Conclusions - บันเทิง
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I'm in it to win it, dude 🙏🏻 hopefully one day I'll get to fly and eventually fly with you 🙏🏻🤙🏻 best of luck to everyone 🙌🏻 you all are amazing 👏
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@Mr.Steepz I 💯 agree with you bro you never know you could be the one that wins good luck 🙏🏻🤙🏻
You should react to Anthony Vella’s crash 😢
Does it offer any form of regen? If you fly high as you said and go windmilling silent they should implement some sort of regen could be life saving. Thoughts?would it be worth it could it recover enough to be worth the technology.
I never thought I'd live in a world where Tucker Gott regularly flies behind my house.
A lot of hobbies suffer from traditionalist mindset, that is, they will have a negative bias towards new gear because it's too different. It's great how really fair Tucker's comparison between the two is. I know we all suffer from our biases, but this is really an unbias and well thought out review of a new product.
THIS is what I've been waiting for!!!!
I purchased Jeff Goins Paramotor book about 3 months before finding Tuckers channel (back around 5k subscribers) and the thing that stopped me from training and a motor purchase was the 2 stroke power plant
This may sound strange, but I'm an automotive mechanic by trade and I refuse to rely on a 2 stroke during recreational activities.
I work all week on greasy smelly stuff, I don't want to have to do it when I'm off work too.
All of my motorcycles are injected, water cooled, 4 strokes. You just check oil level, tire pressures, and go ride.
2 strokes are a nightmare, so I've been waiting for a reliable 4 stroke on a cart, or electric.
My wife and I live in Sedona so we don't need the range. The pretty views are at arms length it feels like
Great video Tucker. I'll definitely be focusing more on the hobby now that I can get into it and not have to be a mechanic while I'm supposed to be having fun
No matter the grease, 2 strokes is never enough for me
One of our local pilots has 10 years on his moster 185. I do believe they can be reliable with proper care, air fuel mixture & quality oil.
If you think two-strokes are bad wait until you strap that big battery on your back and it explodes...and you can't get it off of ya.
@@slickjimmy76 I'm sure you are correct. Look at some of the rotax general aviation 2 stroke engines as an example. Hell my dad has a weed eater that he's had since I was a kid in the 80s
My hangup lies in the normal condition of 2 stroke care. By design, you will be working on them, they will be loud and smelly, and I know I will not enjoy it because I've been a mechanic for 25 years and I'd like to leave that stuff at work.
My main hobby now is MTB and I ride a hard tail so I don't have to jack with cleaning and adjusting a bunch of hinged joints and suspension components
Maybe I'm lazy, but I spend too much time doing that crap at work to come home and do it some more
@@jackhydrazine1376
I believe Tucker said its LFP chemistry.. It's not going to explode. LFP is a very stable chemistry.. I have seen newer cells get pierced with a nail... little smoke.. and that's it.
vs.. 3 gallons of flammable liquid on your back with plenty of opportunity for leaks, and a hot exhaust to ignite it.
I’m in the market for a new paramotor. I seem to have destroyed mine. Great comparison.
Don't make me laugh, my ribs hurt!
Speedy recovery! 💪🏻
@@RominaSosaSchnoerr gotta stay positive brother. A little laugh goes a long ways.
Hope you have a speedy recovery dude!!
Is your slightly used FlyProducts Rider still available for sale? But for real you're such a inspiration for staying positive in such a hard time. Get well soon Anthony, cant wait for your recovery videos.
hey man, have not watched the video bc I'm choosing to heed your warning of it being a tough watch -- but I really hope you are in good spirits & chilling throughout your (hopefully relatively speedy) recovery ❤
Great review! I really liked your point that it potentially appeals to a DIFFERENT audience than gas paramotors, and that can bring more people into the sport that otherwise might not have gotten into it. In fact I am one such person who bought an SP140 as my first paramotor. Love it!
Yes.
I'm not that interested in a gas one, but this is clean, efficient etc.
Bit heavy and that flight time limit, but to get in the air, it's electric for me
@@huepixit’s not really more efficient though. Heavier, costs nearly the same, but only has a fraction of the range. Recharging takes 4 hrs and isn’t possible on site. So max you can do in a trip is around 30 min. Whereas you can go all day with gas.
Obviously Gas has more flexibility but electric is good for a big chunk of people. There are many people that go for a quick flight for a half hour at night and no maintenance or mess makes it easy for them. Tucker hit all the key points, but the bottomline like electric cars is if it works for you and you like it buy one. If it does not fit your needs or you don't like it, buy gas. There is not better or worse, just what fits the pilot.
Keep in mind that Tucker's battery is discontinued, they no longer make the 3.7kw size. The new ones are 4.8kw, weigh 4 more pounds and so far cost the same. For me the electric paramotor made the difference, I just hope it doesn't cost me a divorce.
That's interesting so what, do they last like 45 minutes if we go by how Tucker flies paramotors on average?
I would also consider it rather comparable to buy an extra battery as the total costs would still be lower in the long run.
If you have two batteries then you can have the spare one on recharge while you fly for essentially infinite flight time with battery swaps.
@@znail4675 Depends on where you fly from really. So far in the majority of videos I've seen of people flying paramotors, they generally aren't close to anywhere they can charge a spare battery.
@@znail4675 95%+ of ppg pilots take off a significant drive away from any charging apparatus
@@znail4675my plan is to have an extra battery and charge with my electric truck while I fly
@TuickerGott
We have electric cars that have been running for hundreds of thousands of miles, battery degradation flattens out at around 80% in lithium ion chemistries. So the 1000 cycles to me seems like a low estimate for battery life.
Especially since I think it is LFP chemistry.. has about double the charge cycle life of NMC chemistry.
@@kens97sto171 LFP is great for longevity, safety, and cost, but poor for density and performance. I'd rather have the same size battery in an NMC and get more flight time.
@@OtisFlint
Other way around for me. But I drive on average over 50,000 miles per year..
So longevity would be my primary concern. LFP in the Model 3 is actually a fantastic car, it has a fantastic charging curve even though the peak isn't that high.
And you can charge to 100% everyday. Be interesting to do a long-distance road race cross country between a Model 3 LFP rear wheel drive. And a long range model 3. Wouldn't be exactly equal because of the extra motor in the long range.
I suspect there would be very little difference between the two arrival times.
For daily use charging at home, you actually aren't getting any more miles. The NMC charged to 80% is actually less miles than the LFP charge to 100%. The only real advantage would be on road trips possibly but I don't know for sure, I've never seen anybody do that test before.
EVs have liquid thermal management and good battery management systems that helps them
There are a number of different chemistries, and they definitely go beyond 80% other things equal, many relatively quickly. The nuance here is that ev packs tend to not use the entire capacity which does slow degradation but more importantly hides it, since you were only using part of the capacity in the first place. There's no beating physics. I build packs in several chemistries, pack and canned, from LiCo on one hand to LiFe on the other since 2015 btw.
Great review Tucker, head gear and mic so clear glad your enjoying Arizona
Nice and objective comparison. Thanks!
100% on some of your final thoughts there. I think another thing to mention is that it might not be the greatest yet but battery technology is changing at a fairly rapid pace. You mentioned other PEV's (personal electric vehicles) like surrons and onewheels. EUC's are another one in that segment and the batteries that are used is changing so rapidly that you can have multiple versions of the same wheel that the only real difference is in the cell type used in the battery which can drastically change the capabilities. I wouldn't be surprised if in 5 years, some of that range anxiety that you have right now with a 30 min flight can be alleviated.
I did a manual battery upgrade on an EUC and got twice the range out of that. Most comes with budget batteries despite high powered ones not costing that much.
One wheels are dangerous for us older folks the EUC is more fun than i have had on almost anythign else. GEar up but get out and go.
Yo bro, your videos are sick! Your journey is inspiring. Keep flying safe and stay dicey🤙🏻
Thanks Tucker! Looking for you in the skies over CG!!
You are the best Tucker! Thanks for your great videos! Thanks for getting me into the sport tool. 🙂
I'm the sock guy that ordered the risky socks last week! Just got them and they are soooo comfortable. Thank you Tucker!!
Really interesting comparison. Well done! PS. I actually miss your flying over NJ as beautiful as AZ is.
Good comparison, thanks!
Great review tucker 🤙🤙
Damn Tucker is looking stout. I can see you put some muscle on. Great comparison. I am still definitely down to having an electric paramotor in my garage to fly.
Thank You, for all your feedback on electric paramotors. Well done ! 🤓
The plus-minus discussion is really the same with any electric conveyance. The points are identical. My friend went EV, but they do shorter drives alone or with one or two others mainly city with a charge port in their garage. I am still ICE, large vehicle, longer drives with loads or towing, fuel stations everywhere. Each to their own, just let us make our own choices. Good luck to everyone entering the drawing.
I got my National Forest shirt today. 5 stars. Looks great
Perfect timing
My opinion would be - there is a time and place for both. Me personally, I like to put my glider on the back rack of my ebike and my e-paramotor on my back and go have some low level forest flying (40mins is plenty). While my gas paramotor I like to take out when I really want to explore and go somewhere further away.
Great series on the gas-electric comparison.
I was wondering if there are electric trikes ?
Just getting into the sport, winning this unit would catapult me ahead to getting into the air after the class that starts 25 May.
I'd say you've hit the true sweet spot - owning both.
Id love to see you review the Fulcrum PowerPod.. Looks quite interesting.
YOU hit the bug my friend! :P
Regarding fire, the most likely scenario for a battery to catch on fire is when it's charging. Very rarely when discharging.
_"Can't believe that guy hit me all over."_ - The bug
I wonder if air travel will be easier. You can easily check the motor in your luggage on an airplane. The battery may be an issue. But its probably easier to mail a battery than mailing an empty tank with gas fumes.
Love the topo shirt!
I'm fairly certain with a ducted fan design and torso bags you could double the flight time~
Hey Tucker, I think when you do another flight when trying to fly as long as possible, you should fly it on chill mode instead of sport mode to see how it handles. That would probably also increase flight time as well in addition to flying with a bigger glider.
I don’t think it would make a difference. It just changes the response time and max power. Cruise is still cruise.
Should be interesting when sodium batteries are available next month. They are half the cost and charge in about 10 minutes. The early versions look like they'll have about 80% of the capacity, but I think as manufacturing gets better they'll be as good or better than lithium.
This is my thought too. 3-5 years he will be showing off a 2 hour flight time battery that charges in under 30 minutes with a total package that is lighter than any gas engine!
where did you see the info on these batteries?
@@dumbcrumb879 You can already get them off of Chinese sites. There is an American company called Advanced Electric making battery packs but their price is higher. As always, I would take battery claims with a grain of salt until they are out in the wild.
@@dumbcrumb879OnlyFans?
Sodium ion batteries will be used primarily for stationary storage and cheaper, lower range electric cars. They have relatively low gravimetric and volumetric energy density. Bad for aircraft.
I always fear for your phone when it's in your hand with the brake! Have you ever dropped one in your years of flying? Keep the content coming, Tucker! 😃
Don’t worry, paramotor pilots don’t drop their phones, even while crashing. Anthony cough Vella 🤦🏻♂️
I've been tossing the electric v gas decision up for a couple of years as my first PPG. I'm not quite the group you mention re only getting into the hobby with electric, but it certainly has some appeal for just getting up in the air without the maintenance concerns on a two-stroke.
Most of the time, I expect 30 to 45 minutes is plenty for me, although I'd like the option to go further too. Now that OpenPPG has the ICE kit, I'm very much leaning towards the SP140 and then grabbing that and, maybe, a Moster EFI down the track when I'm comfortable enough to start looking at cross-country flights.
Are there any concerns you have on the frame relative to comparable ICE setups? I guess put another way, is the SP140 in ICE mode materially worse than dedicated ICE setups?
I'd settled on electric when I was contemplating getting into the sport. The short flights seemed fine for my plans, and the ease of use was far, far more important.
One thing that I noticed was a left out of the equation, at least for me. Is the pollution differential between an electric and a two-stroke. Two-stroke engines are the second most polluting internal combustion engines except for diesel. Having said that I haven’t seen any mention of it by you or any of your followers.… Everybody has their own priorities.
Good luck and thanks for the entertainment you give.
Nah. The amount of filth and destruction to the environment that comes out of mining minerals for batteries is well-hidden, for a reason - it destroys their narrative.
You should try a distance run with the electric - climb, glide, and repeat until you zero out the battery.
1:36 wow
I was thinking 4k.
They are nuts!
a 50cc kids MX bike is $4k man.
@@OtisFlint a dirt bike takes way more to manufacture the only cool thing about this pair of motor is if you're way off grid you can charge it on solar
You mentioned fumes from gas motors. Some paramotors use a fuel bladder. I have a Skymax Star, and fumes have never been an issue, both when storing indoors and when transporting in the back of a hatchback vehicle.
there is still fumes comming from the engine
The fire risk is less that it catches fire while on your back and more that something goes wrong while it's charging and it burns your house down. Thats been the issue with ebikes and scooters anyway. Hopefully the pack is well designed because high performance lithium batteries are generally very spicy.
If the flight time was similar to gas and the weight was similar to what you described for the electric I would go electric for sure. No maintenance is a huge benefit. But the flight time would need to be longer for me.
What about taking your electic systen and hooking it up to a trike??
Reason I ask is I am Handicapped and cannot run!!??
I have the SP140 and yes it can be mounted to a trike. I have a launch on my trike in the SP140 on my channel.
Tucker on electric batteries as the charge depletes the output voltage does. I'm sure there are batteries developed were this doesn't occur.
I understand they've added an even bigger battery option.
With a bigger more efficient wing, flight times over an hour seem reasonable.
That weight tho.
Esp landing!
Be like having a big kid jump on yer back
What about a trike with 3 onboard batteries and a switch to go from dead batter to charged in flight? I'll probably never fly, but if I did the trike would be the thing as I'm about 280 and not as athletic as you. But old heavy guys still want to fly!
What are your thoughts on the video of the paramotor crash recently , can you do a video talking about and discussing that and what went wrong?
What would be interesting would be to find some kind of alternative fuel for the paramotor other than gasoline.
I doubt you could find anything that would entirely replace gas, but that is an intriguing possibility in any case.
Is it feasible to fly to some suitable altitude then turn off and fly around with thermals or ridge lift winds for much longer? I read somewhere about PowerPod a 2-stroke paramotor rig with a ducted prop. If somebody, PowerPod or others, could get that working with electric it could mean much longer flying time.
This is very comprehensive, one thing of electric is the ability to just get in and just go... Maintenence is relatively easier
3:22 eat zee bugs. LOL
I will not eat the bugs, I will not live in the pod.
Bugs or steak? - you decide!
I like dried crickets.
With the right spices, delicious with some beers.
Nearly 100% protein too!
You will own nothing and be happy!
@@jackhydrazine1376 Under their regime, you would not have a choice or gas or electric. Indeed, you may not be allowed to paramotor.
I think you summed it up perfectly. We're early in the era of electric PPG and the current offerings have some technological hurdles to overcome. Early adoption is just part of the process that moves the technology forward and I think eventually we'll see battery systems improve as time goes on. Maybe photovoltaic gliders will become a thing...
In your opinion, is the SP140 a viable motor to train on?
Even an entire wing of solar panels would only make a ~1-
Kwh. That would give you about 10-15 minutes of extra flight time at best.
Definitely viable in chill mode. And even more so with the smaller battery for lighter weight.
@@shawnd567 True...not to mention that any textile based PV would also be far less efficient. I'm mostly curious to see what the future holds for EPPG.
200W per square meter is the max output in perfect sunny conditions, will any glider fly with it ?
@@shawnd567 200W per square meter max output in perfect conditions.
There's some hard limits in battery storage technology that we're not going to magic out of the way to get batteries with the energy density of gasoline. What's more likely is that an alternative energy-dense fuel becomes commonplace enough that we get motors built around that, possibly using direct electrical conversion instead of 2-stroke engines. Hydrogen fuel cells, for instance. We're also a long, long way off from those being good enough for paramotoring, but alternate energy sources, not energy storage, are far more likely to bridge the gap between electric and 2-stroke.
Hydrogen fuel cells will not work in this situation. The storage is far to large and heavy and to get enough electricity out of a fuel cell to run a propeller at full speed you would need a very large, expensive and heavy one. Plus the cost to fly a fuel cell would be around $30 an hour and that is if you could even get the hydrogen to run it.
@@Aircam73I heard some things a few years back about hydrogen-burning internal combustion engines. I wonder if it would be possible to overcome the safety and practicality issues of hydrogen storage too use that approach... Honestly it seems unlikely, but would be neat
@@Aircam73 We're talking about far-future tech, not today's. If the weight of metallic hydrogen can be brought down, it might be able to compete with battery. I'm not optimistic, but maybe.
Your highest fire risk is during charging, in-flight the risk of the battery igniting is very low.
Did I miss the max output static thrust in pounds for the electric vs gas?
Lipo 4 has a very long life. For solar systems as long as you try not to drop under 20% you can cycle 8000 to 10000 times. Those cycle estimates sound very low. Even then at end of life you have still got 80% of its total capacity at a minimum. New technologies in batteries are bringing the cost and weight down. By the time you need a replacement they will be far cheaper. This battery will last longer for people not running it clear down every time..... FWIW My solar system is using $4000 - 320lb batteries so I am keeping up on battery tech..... You could easily set up a solar charging system to refill this thing too....
Can you set up a motor break in the ESC to help cut down on the wind milling?
On your one comment about seeing the batterie charge and other functions on your handheld device with the electric paramotor, and not being able to see your gas with a gasoline one. Do you think there would be a way to set up a gas gage connected to your accelerator with the gas paramotor? Just a thought. Might be tricky
U guys insane. I nervous just watching lol
Can't wait for the first wing that's also a solar panel! Then you could fly for a few hours, set down, spread out and anchor the wing and let the battery recharge for the next flight.
Nah, flight times wouldn't be long enough for it to charge up an electric paramotor all that much and it would drastically increase the cost.
Tucker can you please tell me what the electric one cost with wing...thank you very much
You need to try the water dunk test with that lithium battery. 😱
Most of the noise is from the prop, I imagine the motor itself is pretty quiet. My question is does the speed controller have a sensible Low Voltage Cut-off. What I mean is if you take those cells too low you can stress them and create all kinds of issues. Heat is the real enemy of lithium chemistry cells.
I think electric would be a pretty good option for me personally in part because I know basically nothing about 2 stroke engines, let alone have to maintain them. My biggest concern is the weight. I've not actually gotten into the sport yet, but after finding your channel, I really want to. However, I'm only like 5'3" and like 140lbs, so adding 78lbs...I'm not sure how well I would do taking off, let alone landing. But it might not be as bad as I think. I could start exercising.
Also, I wish your shirt designs had the graphics on the front instead of the back. I'm often wearing some kind of sweater because I'm always cold, so the back is usually covered up. Otherwise, I love the shirts.
Tucker are you going to make a video on the Anthony Vella accident?
I want to see an analysis of the TH-camr who was going for speed and suffered some type of collapse. The video made me rethink wanting to try paramotoring.
Not much analysis needed for that one. A.V. was flying a brand new unfamiliar glider, hands off, just a few minutes into his flight at only 80' above ground, fully accelerated while filming himself with his camera, totally distracted, and just being an extremely high risk pilot, without a reserve even. If you want the sport to be safe, don't fly like that and its extremely safe. You control the risks you take while flying.
What do you do with the battery when it's spent? Can it be recycled?
I need to know are you gonna go to Oshkosh 24 cause I want to meet you there
Wonder if there is a way to jettison the motor/battery pack in case of fire? A quick release and the motor/battery drops out and away from the parachute.
As far as the weight tho I heard the sp140 doesn't feel that heavy because the battery weight is closer to your back. Is that true?
So for a quarter the weight and cost you can have a hybrid that stays topped off an wont leave you stranded or degrade as quickly. When i see that ill buy one.. or ima jus make one.
What about the newer big battery? Can you get one to test?
Battery chemistry is going to have the greatest impact on whether the battery will catch fire. There is still a great fear from back when overboards where catching fire every other day. But those systems were slapped together with no BMS and no concern for thermal runaway. Moving forward as battery technologies improve, and newer chemistries come out, you will see an increase in battery density, and that will only help in flight time.
Solid state batteries are the new way forward
With electric paramotors I think I can reasonably get into this sport (I live in a condo and this is probaly my only option) My only issue is that one day I want to fly above the clouds, I was wondering if electric paramotors have enough flight time to do this?
One thing to consider about electric is the current state of battery innovation. There are battery systems in prototype that charge significantly faster and have much higher capacity and weigh less.
It’s really exciting to think where this could be in 3-5 years. I predict you’ll put out a new video in the future showing off 2 hour run time on a 50 lbs motor+battery that charges in under 30 minutes!
I bet they are at the limits of the thermals of the battery at that KW draw of the motor.
Eventually you just have to liquid cool the battery to be able to draw more.
Lol yes. It's called thermodynamics. It dictates everything around us. Liquid cooling wouldn't offer much help here as the battery is running like 1C which is barely anything. The pack is probably warm to the touch at most and isn't the limiting factor. Battery technology is the limit here.
@shawnd567 do you know the type of cells and their arrangement in the pack? I'm unaware. Also refresh me what's the draw of the motor?
15kW. Ebikes/Escooters are already running sustained 10kW so battery temp isn't the issue, the problem is energy density (weight of battery still too high compared to liquid fuel)
@fl5537 the temperature of the surface of the pack is not the temperature of the core of the cells and thermal runaway is something you DONT ever want happening on while strapped to your back at say 500 feet let alone 2 or 3 thousand feet.
I would hope anyone who rides one of these even ice has some kind of emergency escape route be it being able to dump the motor and chair and glide down on the sail or having an emergency parachute on them.
@@andrewcastiglia9548 A properly sized pack will not overheat because the IR will be sufficiently low.
Can you take a spare battery with you and fly until dead, glide and land. Change battery and set off back. Probably better part of two hours flight time if you are careful with the throttle and only go up gently to 250ft.
You would be carrying another 43lbs and it would cost you $2,200. But yes, you could double your flight time.
@@TuckerGott I don't think it would double your flight time because you are adding on an additional 43lbs of weight so it would drain the battery a bit faster I imagine but it would still nearly double your flight time. That's not even factoring in how uncomfortable it would be to carry another big heavy battery though.
How much does the 3 blade 140cm prop affect the flight time? Isn't a 2 blade 130cm prop more typical?
You talked about the electric cult, I am probably a part of that because I own a Talaria ( Ebike, same category as a Suron) and youtube recommanded me your video specially because of the Electric Paramotor. I watched a few video and would like one try to try paramotoring.
REALLY wish that flight time was like an hour average instead of 30 minutes. That 30 minutes kind of makes a huge difference.
Oh, and you should already have my address of where to send the SP140 when I win.
I wonder how temperature would play a factor on the battery. Is it as noticeable as a Tesla?
maybe in the near time batteries capacity and durability will significant improve better
Do they have a regen feature on these electric systems, so when you you cut it, the windmilling can charge the battery?
I'd figure the cost of range time. at $2200 for the battery and as you say 1000 rides at 30 minutes per ride which is generous given that maybe for first 500 rides will be 30 minutes but the batteries and rides will decline in time from there. So at best your looking at 500 hours of total range, but really more like 400 or less. That's $4.40 per hour in battery cost, but more like $5.50, which is more than a current cost of a gallon of gas. Plus the $.60 charge cost to come to $5 to $6 per hour battery/charge cost. And I don't see the range improving. Ebikes has stayed the same in the 6 years I've been riding them at around 45 miles. With that said the ease of use and little maintenance, quieter rides and portability are good features.
you mentioned the maintenance aspect of two strokes but i dont think i heard any mention of in flight two stroke problems? it would seem like the fear of a motor out would go down significantly if not all together flying electric wouldnt it?
Yeah, I imagine so. Also, the ICE is more likely to explode over the Electric engine. Hell, when Tucker was flying it aggressively on his duration test video on the worst-case scenario, he touched the prop and battery after the flight and found that it felt hot to the touch on the propeller and speed control, but not enough to burn. The battery was warm but not hot enough to be a safety hazard to worry about catching fire mid flight.
You might still get a motor out on an electric paramotor but it would be easier to deduce what caused the problem I imagine.
Is the giveway open to people outside USA ?
If the battery chemistry is lithium Ion plan on 500 cycles & %25 loss of capacity especially above %40 discharge and %100 recharge.
Electric would absolutely rock if youbwere flying where you had good updrafts and only needed the prop just to get back into a updraft or for taking off and landing. Im still waiting for the hybrid motor to come along, its gunna happen or at least i hope it does.
Generally lithium batteries are only a fire hazard if physically damaged or while charging. Your only going to get a in use fire if the battery/compartment was badly designed, then you get the galaxy note 4. Charging fires are far less likely with modern BMS systems but even still don't charge them unattended and do it on a fireproof surface and your probably fine.
It's interesting every time I see a news story about an electric car fire while fire statistics from multiple countries show them being at least 20x less likely in electric cars (that is per car, difference is of course much bigger if you look at it as a total figure, as there's obviously a lot more gasoline cars on the road).
For those of us who dream to start is there a financing option where you can get equipment and training all in one???
How confident do you feel about battery catching fire or other electronic issues? Do you feel 100% confident?
The only 100% sure things in life are death & taxes.
great
Problems i see now with the battery's is this; what effect climate on performance, what if in hot weather battery goes fast and cold will work slower?
In extreme cold, the battery will be weak and probably not even work. You also probably wouldn't wanna fly in that either. Extreme heat kills batteries longevity wise.
I would say if you want a EP spend 10k and buy it with a extra battery.
I don’t see the link to buy this electric paramotor - can you send me the link?
The chance a battery will catch fire during flight is really low. For electric cars it is proven to be about 70 times less compared to petrol cars. Change of a battery catching fire is the biggest during charging. A good battery pack with a good charger (not the cheap China made ones) has protection against overheating. So the risk of fire is about zero.
It's never zero. Remember the samsung galaxy note fiasco? GM also had to replace the packs in several years worth of chevy bolts due to a manufacturing defect in the battery that resulted in several fires. There is always some risk with high performance lithium chemistry. It's just the cost of doing business if you want top tier power and energy to weight ratios.
From what I've heard it's not that it happens more often, but when it does happen its almost impossible to put out,. I've seen interviews with firefighter who say, they've submerged Teslas for long periods of time (after catching fire), just for it to catch fire again after being taken out of the water.
@@mgkleym the galaxy note was a design flaw. LiO batteries need a little room to expand and contract during use to be safe. Engineering said use battery X and leave enough space for battery X to expand as normal. Marketing saw all that extra space engineering left and said we need more battery life, lets fill that space with battery Y. And thus batteries that really should not be compressed were and we had peoples pants catching on fire.
I think a lot of people are going to be asking your opinion on Anthony's accident. Could you see any sign of the tension knot in the footage?
Is that the footage of the guy falling that's floating around?
@@rickyism1576 well yes but it's from his channel
Been talking with Anthony. I for sure won’t be drawing any quick conclusions on this one.
@@TuckerGott no definitely don't want any quick kneejerk reactions but definitely a thoughtful analysis at some point?
@@turkeyphant I'm also curious for an accident analysis but holding off for a bit.
I have never gotten anywhere near 3 hours of flight time on my Moster, (flying a 24 Speedster). I really wish I could get that. Still beats electric by a mile though.