More on the Electric Twister

A good article that goes into some more detail about the electric Twister, which they are now calling the aEro.

From the text this is most interesting!

"Today, the aEro rolls at 270°/second, but an Extra-type wing is being designed to reach a roll speed of 400°/sec. Other developments include a sub-fuselage concealed pod for a thermally boosted battery charger for positioning flights."

Not sure I agree with the 270 degrees a second figure as it is more like 90 degrees a second on a standard Twister. But that new wing sounds interesting.

When aeros guru Alan Cassidy tested a Twister some years ago the only thing he found lacking was the roll rate - and suggested ditching the flaps and going for full span ailerons.

Yesterday I was doing some ballistic rolls (rolls with 0G on a parabola type curve) and found they took 4 seconds, so the 90 degrees a second figure is accurate.

Link to the full article here: http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/hamilton-aero-new-era-flight/#.WKV98rDfWhB