Hey all,
For those of you that do not know, I have been working hard on a new plane, the Avelina project. Avelina is Italian, meaning small bird. I had wanted to create my own custom, futuristic 4 seater aircraft, something that was so far different from all the rest. I had been reading much about electric planes, fuel cell planes, hybrids and bio fuel diesels, etc. I wanted something that could rank up there with a small turboprop in performance and be a 'green' class aircraft. Many systems were considered. I finally fell upon an electric plane, with battery packs a bit smaller then brief cases, spread out in the wings and front nose, and have optional wing mounted solar arrays as well as a 'nearly silent' mini jet turbine in a sound box up front that is geared into a generator. The APU recharger would run on new Bio fuels, and have a system that could detect fuel types and change injector settings on the fly. Also, a wind turbine generator that retracts up into the tail was included for high descents, slow flights and aero braking. The motors on the market presently get up to 200 HP, there abouts. So I figured upon a dual motor setup, 2 X 200 HP aircooled motors (most today are water cooled, too heavy for my liking). The dual motor setup is managed by the power computer and only runs one motor at full time, and the secondary at 50% plus power settings. The motor assignment flips each time the plane is flown, so motor 1 today becomes motor 2 tomorrow. This keeps them wearing evenly.
I also wanted some cool things, like roll down windows (like the classic planes had), and 'glass' like on iPhones, super lite weight, non scratch Alumino-Silica flex material that can be made thin and has good noise cancellation and a great life span (compared to Plexi). I wanted retractable landing gear, an 'extreme' computer system that is more wild then some of todays cars, an aircon system, entertainment system that can play music, CD's, internet, movies, etc. I wanted leather, a steering wheel like a Porsche Cayan, and even a joystick in the back that passengers can use (when security is activated) that would allow them to fly the plane from the back seat. This would be great for training, kids, and emergencies.
So, with all of that said, you now have a plane that can fly on electrics, at cruise, at 175 knots, for roughly 500 nautical miles, on battery power alone. You can land, and if equipped with solar cells, have it recharged in a day, free, by the sun. You can fly it, park it, fly it, and not fill it with any gas whatsoever. You should never need to use the APU recharger, which itself runs on a future American bio fuel.
Next...... (there's more).
On the flight sim front concerning FS2004, (my fave sim), we have broken the record of Polygon limits. We can now make 1 million poly models for FS9 that run great. The old record or 'limit' was 65,000 polys, and that was for both the interior and exterior models 'combined'. The FSDS build system did this perfect, but for Gmax, it had a bug. After a certain point, the model became unstable and parts would relocate sideways and out of place. We found the bug just a couple of months ago. It was driving me nuts, and I prayed ALOT about it, and the Lord heard my prayers....
So now, I have a plane (model) that I had no limits on for its structure, and some new animation technology (code work) that gives me the ability to hide assemblies, another that has wing flex that operates on speed and G-loads, and a TON of code for a new computer system that has some 30 pages of info and data in it.
With that... I give you the Avelina 'Elektra' RG, Alpha series... The hybrid plane concept of tomorrow.
I hope you like it. I have a blast flying it around. Testing it was crazy as I was having too much fun just flying it. She reminds me slightly of the Kodiak in the way you can man-handle her, putting her nose up and dropping her down onto the runway. She fly's pretty good.
I have done a HUGE manual on how everything works on it. There is alot to the system, how it all functions. Many old world pilots (WWII fans) will not want this. Its a future bird, its beyond Garmin panels, its like mixing a 2020 BMW with a Cirrus, its like....... Something totally totally different. Off world would be a good word for it.
She has systems for instance that auto-raise the gear if you leave them down and pass through 150 knots. I 'ding' lets you know you are passing through 85 knots, when airborne, so if you are decellerating and pass through 85, your font goes yellow, a neat little ding sounds, and you are aware you are entering low speed flight. An automatic pressurization system activates at 7,000 feet, and can be set from 6,000 to 9,000 feet pressure zones. She has a cool auto pilot system called 'Cruise Control' that is jokingly called 'Android Mode'. You have dual AP settings, quick sets for ALT, ASI, VSI, HDG, and then you have 'settable' sections in the AP where you can preset settings and keep them unactive till needed.
Its alot of work, coding, painting, poly work, advanced model technology, advanced animation technology, and alot of cool sound effects and things. Even the computer screen can be tinted with 4 various settings. The main screen can be changed on its graphics background (wallpaper/theme), the pilots can be changed out (male, female, couple). Luggage added, tie down mode, custom soundpack with electric whir sounds, etc, etc, etc....
So here she is. Avelina.
For those of you that do not know, I have been working hard on a new plane, the Avelina project. Avelina is Italian, meaning small bird. I had wanted to create my own custom, futuristic 4 seater aircraft, something that was so far different from all the rest. I had been reading much about electric planes, fuel cell planes, hybrids and bio fuel diesels, etc. I wanted something that could rank up there with a small turboprop in performance and be a 'green' class aircraft. Many systems were considered. I finally fell upon an electric plane, with battery packs a bit smaller then brief cases, spread out in the wings and front nose, and have optional wing mounted solar arrays as well as a 'nearly silent' mini jet turbine in a sound box up front that is geared into a generator. The APU recharger would run on new Bio fuels, and have a system that could detect fuel types and change injector settings on the fly. Also, a wind turbine generator that retracts up into the tail was included for high descents, slow flights and aero braking. The motors on the market presently get up to 200 HP, there abouts. So I figured upon a dual motor setup, 2 X 200 HP aircooled motors (most today are water cooled, too heavy for my liking). The dual motor setup is managed by the power computer and only runs one motor at full time, and the secondary at 50% plus power settings. The motor assignment flips each time the plane is flown, so motor 1 today becomes motor 2 tomorrow. This keeps them wearing evenly.
I also wanted some cool things, like roll down windows (like the classic planes had), and 'glass' like on iPhones, super lite weight, non scratch Alumino-Silica flex material that can be made thin and has good noise cancellation and a great life span (compared to Plexi). I wanted retractable landing gear, an 'extreme' computer system that is more wild then some of todays cars, an aircon system, entertainment system that can play music, CD's, internet, movies, etc. I wanted leather, a steering wheel like a Porsche Cayan, and even a joystick in the back that passengers can use (when security is activated) that would allow them to fly the plane from the back seat. This would be great for training, kids, and emergencies.
So, with all of that said, you now have a plane that can fly on electrics, at cruise, at 175 knots, for roughly 500 nautical miles, on battery power alone. You can land, and if equipped with solar cells, have it recharged in a day, free, by the sun. You can fly it, park it, fly it, and not fill it with any gas whatsoever. You should never need to use the APU recharger, which itself runs on a future American bio fuel.
Next...... (there's more).
On the flight sim front concerning FS2004, (my fave sim), we have broken the record of Polygon limits. We can now make 1 million poly models for FS9 that run great. The old record or 'limit' was 65,000 polys, and that was for both the interior and exterior models 'combined'. The FSDS build system did this perfect, but for Gmax, it had a bug. After a certain point, the model became unstable and parts would relocate sideways and out of place. We found the bug just a couple of months ago. It was driving me nuts, and I prayed ALOT about it, and the Lord heard my prayers....
So now, I have a plane (model) that I had no limits on for its structure, and some new animation technology (code work) that gives me the ability to hide assemblies, another that has wing flex that operates on speed and G-loads, and a TON of code for a new computer system that has some 30 pages of info and data in it.
With that... I give you the Avelina 'Elektra' RG, Alpha series... The hybrid plane concept of tomorrow.
I hope you like it. I have a blast flying it around. Testing it was crazy as I was having too much fun just flying it. She reminds me slightly of the Kodiak in the way you can man-handle her, putting her nose up and dropping her down onto the runway. She fly's pretty good.
I have done a HUGE manual on how everything works on it. There is alot to the system, how it all functions. Many old world pilots (WWII fans) will not want this. Its a future bird, its beyond Garmin panels, its like mixing a 2020 BMW with a Cirrus, its like....... Something totally totally different. Off world would be a good word for it.
She has systems for instance that auto-raise the gear if you leave them down and pass through 150 knots. I 'ding' lets you know you are passing through 85 knots, when airborne, so if you are decellerating and pass through 85, your font goes yellow, a neat little ding sounds, and you are aware you are entering low speed flight. An automatic pressurization system activates at 7,000 feet, and can be set from 6,000 to 9,000 feet pressure zones. She has a cool auto pilot system called 'Cruise Control' that is jokingly called 'Android Mode'. You have dual AP settings, quick sets for ALT, ASI, VSI, HDG, and then you have 'settable' sections in the AP where you can preset settings and keep them unactive till needed.
Its alot of work, coding, painting, poly work, advanced model technology, advanced animation technology, and alot of cool sound effects and things. Even the computer screen can be tinted with 4 various settings. The main screen can be changed on its graphics background (wallpaper/theme), the pilots can be changed out (male, female, couple). Luggage added, tie down mode, custom soundpack with electric whir sounds, etc, etc, etc....
So here she is. Avelina.
