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It seems like they're using the propeller as a combination flywheel / accelerator. If you're allowed to store energy as rotational momentum, why not in a batter
by mtinkerhess 16y ago
It seems like they're using the propeller as a combination flywheel / accelerator. If you're allowed to store energy as rotational momentum, why not in a battery?
- ThinAirDesigns 16y agoThere is no stored energy involved in the acceleration -- it is all powered by slowing the air down relative to the surface(as all wind powered craft do).