Hi Guys
Ok for new build but not quite a natural
replacement for a Red Top unless it has a
Lump of lead strapped to it to keep your
C of G!!
Regards
Trev Pond
G-LINN
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On 11 May 2011, at 21:17, "Richard Churchill-Coleman" <richard.churchill-col
eman@sky.com> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I've just come across a new Lithium battery for aircraft which is made by R
acing Batteries (UK based) and being marketed by Skydrive UK (advertised on P
31 of Light Aviation this month - RBA-300). The price is slightly eye water
ing (=C2=A3200 for the current model which has about 300 cranking amps and a
bout 5 Ah capacity) but the weight is phenomenal at 1.1kg, so that in theory
running two in parallel (or waiting for its more expensive big brother that
is on its way, apparently) would still result in huge weight savings over e
ven the odyssey AGM-technology range.
>
> I've had a quick chat with Skydrive UK and they say a handful of these are
in use in UK in kit aircraft with Rotax four strokes, despite the low capac
ity compared with the (Europa manual) recommended minimum capacity of 17 Ah.
Does anyone know about or has seen any of these installations or can offer
an opinion on whether (price aside) the battery would seem to be adequate f
or our Europas?
>
> Richard C-C
> G-RPCC
> Mono with 912S
>
>
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