lithium battery development

[David Wartel]

Tom Simes posted this link under the FAI Weight Thread, but just in case 
some didn't check it out, I've posted it again. This is really remarkable 
information for those interested in electrics:

http://www.b2i.us/profiles/investor/ResLibrary.asp?BzID=546&ResLibraryID=8234&GoTopage=1&Category=24

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Simes" <nsrca at shinymetalass.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: FAI Weight Thread


> On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 15:54:17 -0800
> "Doug Cronkhite" <seefo at san.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> I agree with what was said earlier that electrics suffer from a
>> definition problem more than anything else. I personally like changing
>> the weight limit for F3A to a 'wet' limit but with a change such that
>> no existing airframe combinations suddenly become illegal. That would
>> be counter-productive at best, and outright stupid at worst.
>
> Ironically, if the weight limit is changed to a 'wet' limit, I would
> imagine that the next evolution in battery technology will push the top
> tier pilots into electrics to remain competitive - thus obsoleting the
> current slimer crop anyway.  Energy density and charge/discharge rates
> in batteries are evolving much faster than those of methanol ;-)
>
> Just by way of illustration (if true deals with charge rates as opposed
> to power density, but the evolution point remains):
>
> http://www.b2i.us/profiles/investor/ResLibrary.asp?BzID=546&ResLibraryID=8234&GoTopage=1&Category=24
>
> -- 
> Tom - slimer pilot who flies like jello on a plate anyway...
>
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