Hoot Gibsonは今
INVENTOR GETS A CHARGE OUT OF AVIATION
Electric airplanes? The time is now, says at least one inventor.
Jim Dunn, a former National Security Agency official and IBM
executive, is developing an electric-powered airplane. Next
spring he will be outfitting a two-seat French MCR-01 Lafayette
and equipping it with 320 pounds of lithium ion batteries. The
projected range of the airplane is 100 miles. Dunn plans to add
fuel cells to extend the range to 250 miles in 2003, and in 2004
install a total hydrogen fuel cell system, giving it a range of
500 miles. The project is being supported by a number of parties,
including former astronaut Robert "Hoot" Gibson. The
airplane will be on display at EAA AirVenture next week.
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