That's a cool idea. But, I feel like the super high wattage used by electric heaters would just turn it into an electric/air hybrid with an emphasis on electric. That isn't necessarily bad, I guess.
Hmm, I figured a 6000 RPM motor would consume a ton of air. I wish that I could get a high-torque, long stroke piston motor. I was thinking about converting a 2-stroke engine to air, but they usually have a ton of unnecessary heat sinks on them that I would be tempted to cut off to make it...
I am working on plans for a portable air motor system, to power a scooter discretely. The motor I have picked out is a Gast 1UP-NRV-15, which is a vane-style oil-less motor, with the following specifications:
6000RPM (628 radians/second)
Max torque 0.68 Newton-meters @ 1000RPM (6 in.-lbs)
373...