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e Innovation The Flyer is a Part 103 Ultralight Just as at the beginning of the eighties of the last century, when inventors and backyard mechanics for the then-new deregulated class invented brand new aircraft for production and sales, the high-tech nerds from the Silicon Valley also want to build flying machines under the ultralight category carved out by the American aviation authority, the Federal Aviation Administration. Part 103 of the FAA regulations state that airplanes with an empty weight of less than 254 pounds (115 Kg) are permitted to be built to fly without airworthiness certificates. And even better: for ultralights, those flying them do not need pilot licenses or airports. Part 103 also limits ultralights to a fuel capacity maximum of five gallons (approximately 19 liters), a minimum speed of 24 knots (44 km/h) and a maximum speed of 55 knots (1<strong>02</strong> km/h) observed. These hurdles are also likely to be overcome. Part 103 states that the empty weight of 254 pounds does not include a weight allowance for aircraft floats. This means that the Kitty Hawkers can pull the weight of their floats from the empty weight. This is necessary because, as Rodd Reichert admitted in Oshkosh, currently the machine is still clearly above the weight limit; but that could be overcome. Why Kitty Hawk The reason why Larry Page’s air motorcycle is called the Kitty Hawk Flyer is simple: on the dunes of Kitty Hawk in North Carolina, the Wright brothers and their Wright Flyers first took off; the Wright brothers themselves called their plane “The Whopper Flying Machine.” The Kitty Hawk wants to lean on this historic vehicle, and hopes that they can revolutionize transport as well as did the Brothers Wright. An interesting further parallel between the design teams: the Wright Brothers produced and repaired bicycles, Cameron Robertson and Todd Reichert, the technical directors of Kitty Hawk, earned their first spurs in aviation with the Canadian company Aerovelo. The spin-off of the University of Toronto built the bike-helicopter Atlas a few years ago, a helicopter operated by muscular force which won the Sikorsky Prize. The helicopter flew - driven only by the muscle power of the pilot - 3.30 meters high and remained in the air for 64 seconds. They also won a prize for the fastest bike. Conclusion Did I see the future of ultralight flying or even general aviation at the Seaplane Base in Oshkosh? Yes and no. Yes, because I believe that the future of drive technology will soon be mainly electric in aviation, and yes, many of the test vehicles will also be flying as ultralights in the next few years. That is because it is simply the least regulated class of aircraft and it allows designs to be tested the fastest and with the fewest bureaucratic barriers. No, because people want to fly higher than five meters and not just over water. Although the machine can technically fly over land, it lacks the redundancy needed to make overland flight safe. No, because if you want to fly to get somewhere, the lift is simply too ineffective. We will still need wings for a long time. This is especially the case while we wait for advances in the low energy density of the batteries used to power aircraft. The Kitty Hawk Flyer is as much the future of air transport as the jet ski was the future of boating. But like jet skis, it is certainly going to be a lot of fun and will find its place in the market. Two men could load the ultralight aircraft, which has a target empty weight of 254 pounds. 20 e Flight Journal 2 / 2017
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