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    Volocopter - the safest aircraft in the world

    As I wrote in my blog, in the worst case scenario of total power loss or short circuit in the controllers, the pilot can activate the Ballistic Rescue System. A parachute is pulled out by a rocket, deploying the chute within two or three seconds, enabling the craft and occupants to glide down to...
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    Volocopter - the safest aircraft in the world

    I´m surethat it will be!! Regards Klaus
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    Volocopter - the safest aircraft in the world

    Just an amazing development and a futuristic kind of Ultralight-Helicopter. Speeking about a new German development, an electrically powered multicopter with 18-electric motors. The craft is steered with a single joystick only. Taking "hands off the joystick" during flight, the Volocopter VC200...
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    New German 120kg Horten-Wing design with Electric Self-Propelled

    Hi all, I have just published an English translation of my Snow White article. Hope that my English is not to bad, at least little bit better then a Google-translation.;)
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    New German 120kg Horten-Wing design with Electric Self-Propelled

    Hi Aerowerx, I personly beliefe in this project very much, as I'm in close contact with Andrés. Sure I will report about the progress of "Snowwhite". As I know Andrés and his speed of working, I belief this plane will be flying very soon. I'll keep on reporting about the progress at...
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    New German 120kg Horten-Wing design with Electric Self-Propelled

    Hi Matthew, yes of corse. I have linked in my blog to the website of Andrés, but forgot to linkt to it in this post, I'm sorry for mistake. Best regards from Germany Klaus
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    New German 120kg Horten-Wing design with Electric Self-Propelled

    Hi Himat, glad you like my post, stay tuned. Best regards from Germany Klaus
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    New German 120kg Horten-Wing design with Electric Self-Propelled

    Schneewittchen SW-1 (Snowwhite), a new design by Dr. Andrés Chavarria-Krauser starts to come to life. His own designed special profile for his Flying-Wing concept hat already completed the first to building-steps: 1. Testflying a radio-controlled model 1:4 and 2. building some test-ribs and...
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    DIY Navigation-Computer OpenVarion (Open-source)

    Hi Fred, sorry for late reply, but after-works from Aero-Friedrichshafen kept me busy. Parts all together I payed about 360 €! The only and real problem -not to underestimate- is the soldering of those tiny parts. Normal soldering-equipment does not work at all, at least not by soldering some...
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    All open source design program

    Hi, one of the latest open-source design-projects, DIY Navigation-, Soaring- & Flight-Computer you'll find explained and linked to atmlUL-Segelflug.de - Openvario Segelflug-Computer zum Eigenbau Best regards from Germany Klaus
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    DIY Navigation-Computer OpenVarion (Open-source)

    Hi Pilot-friends, A rather spectacular DIY-project was designed and developed by a group of future engineers of the Academic-Pilot-Group of the Technical University of Graz/Austria. A very well designed and even good looking Open-Source Navigation-, Soaring- and Flight-Computer, run by...
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    What do you think about "e-soaring"?

    Hi Martin, be happy you live in Zcech Republic, where such things seem to be done much easier and with less problems by Aviation Authorities. I am a great fan of electric-powered airplanes and I realy am convinced, that this is the future, especially for our German 120kg-class. The GFW-4...
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    Ultralight-Soaring-Scene in Germany

    Hi Oriol, glad you like my website. Sorry that most of content is in German so far. But as you can see, I translated some of my articles lately in English too. I'll keep on doing this if necessary in the future as well. Regards from Germany Klaus
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    Ultralight-Soaring-Scene in Germany

    Hi light-stuff-enthusiasts, may I draw your attention to my very special website, covering the whole scene of Ultralight-Soaring. You will find interesting new airplane-designs, with and without electric-motors, foldable gliders, workshop-hints and other intersting subjects. Most of the...
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    What do you think about "e-soaring"?

    Hi all, E-Soaring is not only a question to fly to new records. It also can be realized with slow&light. Two examples (under construction) you can find at the following links: UL-Segelflug.de - GFW-4: Neuer Meilenstein im UL-Segelflug UL-Segelflug.de - Revolutionary ULF-1 Concept "Made in USA"...
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