> Are you for sereal?

?
Ultrahigh speed no load use was abuse of system. Curtailing the kids'
'fun' rather than smoking the load control FET was liable to meet with
owner approval.
It doesn't take much load to bring speed into the safe region.

> I can do a kilowatt for probaly 20-30 seconds last time I tried, no probl=
em.
> I regularly go to the gym and watch my power output (in Watts) that the n=
ew
> bicycles display. I'm training for biking across Canada...
>
> I do 200 Watts continuously, regularly. It's part of my workout.

I can probably do 200 Watts "for a while" - but I'm also several times
older than you and not a paragon of fitness.

My "100 Watts continuously" was the sort of figures that a reasonably
fit person could maintain for an hour say.
I'd be far more comfortable at 50 Watts and even that would be
annoying after an hour.

As I noted, keeping airborne requires substantial power.
Gossamer Albatross took 2 hours 49 minutes to cross the English
Channel. 300 Watts in still air - rather more with turbulence

     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossamer_Albatross

" ...The aircraft is of unusual "canard" configuration, using a large
horizontal stabilizer forward of the wing in a manner similar to the
Wright brothers' successful "Flyer" aircraft. The Gossamer Albatross
was constructed using a carbon fiber frame, with the ribs of the wings
made with expanded polystyrene; the entire structure was then wrapped
in a thin, transparent plastic (mylar aka PET film). The empty mass of
the structure was only 32 kg (71 lb), although the gross mass for the
Channel flight was almost 100 kg (220 lb). To maintain the craft in
the air it was designed with very long tapering wings (high aspect
ratio), like those of a glider, allowing the flight to be undertaken
with a minimum of power. In still air the required power was of the
order of 0.4 horsepower (300 W), though even mild turbulence made this
figure rise rapidly. The Albatross I is on display at the Smithsonian
Institution's Udvar-Hazy Center."

Little brother

     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossamer_Condor

http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=3Dgossamer+albatross&hl=3Den&pwst=3D1&prmd=
=3Divns&tbm=3Disch&tbo=3Du&source=3Duniv&sa=3DX&ei=3DIGSoTcLqIYq4sAOw5pj5DA=
&ved=3D0CD0QsAQ&biw=3D1920&bih=3D1115

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