Ok...probably a crazy notion but I have been wondering why a person could not build a plane that was powered by a gas & electric engine. The gas engine would have the power to get you airborne, but then you could shut down the main gas engine for favor of the electric. With all the new technology in solar material coming along all the time, you should be able to make the upper surface of the wings a solar collector. That could help charge a battery and with new lighter battery technology being developed too, it seems that you could have a very energy efficient plane. Of course it would have to be a motor glider I suppose. With an in flight adjustable prop, would that not also help?
Just a thought. What do you all think?
Just a thought. What do you all think?