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The twin batteries produce 48v and are A123. The controller is the biggest Jeti with extra cooling and capacitors. The motor is special. The prop is a 2 blade folding one.
It was flown in a typical italian dangerous manner in and out of trees and over people in a manner that suggests the pilot is convinced the power train is very reliable
(it was an austrian pilot, but flown in italy).
The wing is a very slow one, like a training hang glider which makesit suitable for short takeoff and landing.The airframe is a folding lightweight single seater unit.
I saw it fly for about 20 mins but with a lot of messing about in low fast circles.
He can charge it in an hour, or 15 mins if he can find 3 phase electricity.
The pilot uses the same two A123 packs to self launch his swift:
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