My limited experience with electric model airplanes has taught me:
     Vibration is very low, you can build much lighter structure.
     Lighter structure is limited by full power torque which will rip a=20
firewall out.
     Motors don't quit when they hit something, they keep on chewing.
     An electrical fire won't quit until you remove the power. Always=20
know which pocket has your wire cutters!
     Don't transport batteries without a plan to immediately jettison them.

On 5/9/2013 4:52 AM, Bob Axtell wrote:
> I noticed that, earlier in the year, a land speed record by motorcycle
> was broken by an electric motorcycle....
>
> I need to study up on AC motors, looks like that is the key to a fastness=
....

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John Ferrell W8CCW
That which can be destroyed by the truth should be.
P.C. HODGELL
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