Chip Yates EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 Lindbergh

Mission: An electric airplane that flies forever.

Flight of the Century, Inc. / 26895 Aliso Creek Road, Suite B37, Aliso Viejo, CA. 92656, USAwww.FLIGHTOFTHECENTURY.com / Twitter: @ChipFlight

“RESEARCH should be defined as doing something where half of the people think its impossible…and half of them think ehhhhhh maybe that’ll work.” -- Burt Rutan

www . F L I G H T O F T H E C E N T U R Y . com

Exercising Our American Freedoms!

The future develops out of what we do today.


Technology Started with Electric SuperbikeClear Vision: Gas bike laptimes (prove parity)

Electric Motors Easily Beat Gas Motors


UQM PowerPhase Brushless DC• 258 Horsepower• 400 Ft/Lbs of Torque @ 0 RPM• Weighs 110 lbs• Transmission (Optional)• 11” Dia x 11” Long• 92.5% Efficient• Maintenance: None

GM VORTEC 5.7L V8• 255 Horsepower• 330 Ft/Lbs of Torque @ 2800 RPM• Weighs 575 lbs• Transmission 150 lbs• 36” Wide x 48” Long• 20% Efficient• Maintenance: Oil, Tune Ups, Etc

Batteries are very good, but not for long-range flightGoal is long-range, heavy payload flight


BONNEVILLE PACK SLPB98188216

Capacity 31 Ah 31 AhNominal Voltage 3.7 V 399.6 VCharge Rate 31 Ah 1 CFully Charged Voltage 4.2 V 453.6 VDischarge Rate (Cont) 600 A 19 CDischarge Rate (Peak) 1200 A 39 CCutoff Low Voltage 2.7 V 291.6 VWeight 790 g 85 kg 188 lbsPackaging Weight 20 kg 45 lbsTotal Pack Weight 106 kg 233 lbs

Number of Cells 108kWh 12.4 * 2012 Toyota Prius 4.4 kWhWh/Kg (Unpackaged) 145.2 * Gasoline 12,000 Wh/Kg is 82 Times BetterWh/Kg (Packaged) 117.1 * Electric 92% eff vs. ICE 30% helpsPackaging Efficiency 19% * Gasoline still ~30 times better

Cell Pack Other Units

Pick Duty Cycles where EVs Can Beat GasDevelop technology to cover EV weaknesses


Now Owned by: Petersen Automotive Museum, L.A.


201 MPH!

Infinite Range Electric Flight Technology


2) INFINITE RANGE: Infinite range is achieved by recharging depleted UAV battery packs with freshly charged, rendezvous UAV battery packs on a continuing basis in flight.

1) EXTENDED RANGE: A greater than 90% range extension over current electric airplanes is realized by our patented battery pack jettison and recovery technology.

All Electric Lindbergh Flight is Feasible NOW!


Infrastructure play: Specific challenges, but no deal breakers

• NASA OTIS trajectory optimizer software acquired and applied• Our custom software layer optimizes UAV logistics

• MATLAB Code performs vehicle optimization• Patent filings cover variety of UAV recharging scenarios

B-29 Superfortress “Tip Tow” with F-84s


Lower induced drag with F-84s connected

2014 Lindbergh Flight: Same Speed, No Gas!


Success Means Significant Advancement has Occurred

Success Criteria• Exact route and mileage flown (further)

• Roosevelt Field, NY no longer exists• Equal or faster average speed to Lindbergh’s (108 mph)• Equal or lower altitude to that flown by Lindbergh

• Max 10,000 feet MSL (no Jetstream advantage)• All-electric powered aircraft, carrying no fossil fuels, no helium

(no blimps)• Manned aircraft, flown by the pilot(s) on-board, non-stop

Usher in the next era of flightChange how people fly in the future

Electric Long-EZ R&D Plane + Pilot’s License!


Pilots License• 1st flight hour logged May 1, 2012• John Wayne Airport (SNA)• Fly 6 days a week• Solo May 28, 2012• Cross Country June 11, 2012• Endorsed for checkride July 1, 2012• Checkride delay June gloom fog• Move electric plane to Inyokern• Checkride at Fox Field Lancaster• Pilot’s License July 12, 2012

Electric Long-ESA Design / Build• Purchased in Dallas April, 2012• Design started in May, 2012• Custom CATTO prop in parallel• Moved to Inyokern Airport July 7, 2012• First taxi test July 14, 2012• First runway test July 16, 2012• First flight July 18, 2012• World record July 19, 2012• First deadstick landing July 19, 2012• Remove wings & tow to Oshkosh July

20, 2012

VIDEO: 202.6 MPH Flight and Deadstick Landing


Less weight and twice horsepower (258) of a typical gas Long-EZ (118)• Take off and climb at 35% throttle

• Climb at 87 Knots• 650 FPM, to 2000’ AGL

• Level flight @ 4500’ MSL• 87 Knots (100MPH)• 20% Throttle• 45 Amp draw• 370 Volts

• High speed run• Huge battery sag from 370 Volts to 280 (424 Volts before flight)• Horsepower derated by bus voltage• Battery pack high impedance from Bonneville, Pikes Peak racing and KERS

• Initially battery warning but still had some power, so began flyby• Then all power lost downwind mid-field at 1000 AGL, initiated emergency glide

with swooping turn back to runway 33• Ran out of back elevator few feet AGL and plopped onto runway 33

VIDEO: 202.6 MPH Flight and Deadstick Landing


Worldwide Release at EAA AirVenture

On-Board MoTeC Telemetry Snapshot


Naval Air Weapons Station Remote Tracking Radar #3


China Lake 204.4 mph

Next Talk: Friday 1:00pm Innovation Hangar - South


Next to Electric Long-ESA Booth

Come to the technical briefing!

• Record setting flight parameters• Animation of flight data• Flight track map with commentary• Replay on-board footage with additional commentary• Analysis of in-flight lithium-ion polymer battery failure• Presentation of live data collected during record setting flight• Video with overlaid telemetry showing same batteries during

200mph Bonneville runs• Video with overlaid telemetry showing 120amp KERS

regeneration on racetrack while beating gas superbikes• Technical details and more Q&A discussion time

Feedback and Questions!


Chip Yates EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 Lindbergh

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