All_In
Gold Supporter
- Joined
- Apr 21, 2008
- Messages
- 16,105
- Location
- San Diego, CA. USA
- Aircraft
- Airgyro AG915 Centurian, Aviomania G1sb
- Total Flight Time
- Gyroplane 70Hrs, not sure over 10,000+ logged FW, 260+ ultralights, sailplane, hang-gliders
As some may know PRA reached out now to 2 colleges senior engineering departments asking for them to create three open source projects.
Two prerotators one using low tech car starter with a 2-speed, ball, transmission, and a lightweight state-of-the-art (expensive) prerotator and a G-impact fuel cut-off switch for this year's projects.
But I've already reached out to them for next year projects and added UCLA asking all the colleges to design another PRA open source project for jump take-off systems using two 18 HP electric motors,
Reached out for help from Dick Degraw and he advised you only need 30 HP and a Robinson rotor head and it should work.
These are going to be even more fun projects with Dick's help, so there is hope for those who want or need jump take-off capability. PRA will buy in volume to reduce the cost to all and hold in inventory for our community all of the open source projects.
Two prerotators one using low tech car starter with a 2-speed, ball, transmission, and a lightweight state-of-the-art (expensive) prerotator and a G-impact fuel cut-off switch for this year's projects.
But I've already reached out to them for next year projects and added UCLA asking all the colleges to design another PRA open source project for jump take-off systems using two 18 HP electric motors,
Reached out for help from Dick Degraw and he advised you only need 30 HP and a Robinson rotor head and it should work.
These are going to be even more fun projects with Dick's help, so there is hope for those who want or need jump take-off capability. PRA will buy in volume to reduce the cost to all and hold in inventory for our community all of the open source projects.