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Practical Induction -- What Provides The Most Power?
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[QUOTE="CWatters, post: 5660911, member: 423469"] Back in the 1980's I was in Switzerland for an electric powered model aircraft competition. One of the classes was for solar powered models aircraft without any batteries. Power was marginal for sustained flight. One or two models had variable pitch propellers that varied the load on the motor so the solar panels were kept operating as near as possible to their maximum power point. You could demonstrate this on the ground by making a shadow with your hand fall on the panels where upon the pitch would vary. Solar powered models and indeed full size aircraft have come a long way since then. [URL]http://www.atlantiksolar.ethz.ch/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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