All About an Electric Airplane

Unlike a regular airplane, which functions on an internalimportant reasons why an RC airplane is so appealing:
combustion engine, an electric aircraft runs on electric1. Easy to maintain:
motors. The electricity required for the functioning ofElectric RC airplanes hold an edge over regular RC
such an aircraft comes from solar cells, fuel cells,airplanes in the sense that they require minimum
power beaming, ultracapacitors and/or batteries.maintenance. Such airplanes barely require any kind of
History of Electric Airplane:repairing. The best part is that they can survive
Gaston Tissandier, in 1883, became the first person todangerous crashes without incurring too much
use electric motors in airship propulsion. The next year,damage.
Arthur Krebs and Charles Renard flew La France2. Easy to fly and Reliable:
using a much more powerful motor.With gas airplanes, there is more possibility of a crash
Benefits of an electric aircraft:due to higher chances of engine failure in mid-air. This
An electric aircraft can provide many benefits inis not the case with electric airplanes.
comparison to a regular airplane, as it is safer. With anDrawback of an electric airplane:
electric airplane, there are fewer chances ofThe major disadvantage of an electric airplane is that
mechanical failure. Besides, there is a lesser risk of fireits range is not much compared to the range of a
or explosion in case of a collision. In comparison toregular airplane. However, its range can be enhanced
regular airplanes, it makes less noise. One of the mostby introducing solar cells to the body of the airplane,
impressive characteristic concerning an electric airplanethereby creating a solar airplane. When adding solar
is that it has environmental benefits concerningcells, it is very important to ensure that the surface
potential elimination of resultant emissions andarea of the plane is larger than its weight.
consumption of fossil fuels. The following are some