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HomeMade Electric Airplane

PeterSripol · demo · Watch on YouTube

Aviation & aerospace engineering3D printing, CNC & maker projects

What it is

Peter Sripol shows his homemade Part 103 electric airplane flying, built from hobby brushless motors and batteries. The video covers the first flight out of ground effect.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as an example of a hobbyist building and flying a real human-carrying electric plane, and as a channel worth following for DIY aircraft builds.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “If anyone is interested in this kind of stuff (fiberglassing fuselages, building cockpits...)”

    DIY human-carrying plane using hobby brushless motors

    donquichotte, 2018-08 · Recommendation · in “One man designed and built the ultimate bush plane”

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Topics: electric airplane, ultralight, homebuilt, brushless motors, aviation

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