ELECTRAVIA : ElectroLight 2 electric motorglider

elight2

100% electric motoglider

ElectroLight 2 is an ultralight motorglider with an electric propulsion system and a silent propeller. Samy Dupland makes the first flight the 21.12.2011 from Sisteron's airfield. See here the News on the French Blog.

*** SEE HERE PICTURES ON THE FIRST FLIGHT ***

*** SEE HERE PICTURES OF THE FLIGHT CAMPAIGN n# 1 ***

ElectroLight 2 [click on the pictures to open them in HD]

Prototype ElectroLight 2 is a demonstrator made by ELECTRAVIA thanks to OSEO PACA and Incubateur Impulse (French business developpment organizations). It allows to implement the many innovations developped by the company : electric engines (E-MOTOR), controller with recharge, silent propellers E-PROPS, motors & batteries insruments E-SCREEN, BMS & PCM for LiPo batteries, special optimized engine fairings in order to reduce form drag and interference drag and optimize system's performances.

electric motorglider

ElectroLight 2 is a nice and silent motorglider, simple to fly, very reliable and economic. With a Lithium-Polymer pack of 5,55 kWh (34 kg), the flight range is 1h35 and the altitude gain about 3.000 m @ best glide ratio speed (90 km/h).

ELECTRAVIA is selling the whole electric propulsion system [electric engines, controllers, batteries, instruments, propellers], and can implement the system on a strong and light glider's airframe. See prices of the ElectroLight2 below.

DESCRIPTION

Wings are in wood, fuselage in welded mesh

Airframe parachute GRS

ElectroLight 2 is a French ultralight, certified by French DGAC and registrated as 04FF.

ElectroLight 2 is equipped with an electric propulsion system =>

- engine E-MOTOR GMPE 102 of 26 HP see here => GMPE 102

- Lithium-Polymer batteries with BMS and PCM see here => BATTERIES

- silent propeller E-PROPS see here => E-PROPS

- instrument E-SCREEN : 3" OLED screen [Batteries Discharge Indicator, Motor Thermometer, Motor Ammeter, Batteries Ammeter, Batteries Voltmeter], with record sytem on SD card.

Dimensions =>

Wing span : 15 m
Lenght : 6,35 m
Wing surface : 11,7 m²
Cockpit width: 0,6 m

Mass =>
mass

Load factors =>

limit : + 4g / -2g

max : +6g / -3g

TECHNICAL DATA

test flights made in January 2012

Speeds =>

With engine E-MOTOR GMPE 102 and E-PROPS propeller, at max weight of 315 kg :

Stall speed : 63 km/h
Best glide ratio speed : 90 km/h
Cruise speed : 140 km/h

Max speed : 160 km/h

VNE : 170 km/h
Best glide ratio : 25

Flight range / altitude gains =>

@ best glide ratio speed (90 km/h)

range

Lithium-Polymer battery charge time =>

charge time battery lipo

Samy after first flight

PRICES [year 2012]

Complete airframe with :

+ electric engine and controller E-MOTOR GMPE 102, maximum power 26 HP

+ propeller E-PROPS 2-blade, diameter 1,20 m

+ spinner, fairings and propeller flange

+ instrument E-SCREEN ES-TX26 : display for control of engine and batteries data

+ pack of Lithium-Polymer batteries with BMS and PCM, at the customer's discretion : pack Small (2,29 kWh, 14 kg), pack Medium (3.92 kWh, 24 kg) or pack Large (5,55 kWh, 34 kg)

+ Lithium-Polymer batteries charger (sector)

PRICES of the COMPLETE ELECTRIC MOTOGLIDER READY TO FLY :

prices Elight2 2012