Here is the spec sheet for the Air Cam. It answers your question towards the bottom: www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2009/july/pilot/aircam-dream-machine

Thanks Jeff.

It was on the weekend just gone. I posted this last week.

@ ahh, I've been away teaching, my mental calendar is all over the place... Avalon then. 😝

Definitely going to the Hunter Valley Airshow. I hope to interview Glenn Collins soon. Did interviews with Paul & Jett Bennet and also Glenn Graham. They will be only my YT channel this month. Hope you get a chance to watch those too. Thanks for watching.

I’m 14, but that was an airshow truck so I had to get in and start it up :-).

@@BeSnappy its was so nice you have come a long way as a KZbinr

@ thanks Martin… I’m enjoying all the experiences and people I’ve been able to meet along the way. More videos to come!

Pretty sure he's little bit older than 10 (his height alone).

Thanks for watching my video. I’m 14yrs old. Lots of pilot interviews on my channel.

Thank you kindly!

See you there!

@@Australian_Kid it allows them more space in the back of the aircraft apparently. Full interview on my channel. Thanks for watching.

@@Mike-01234 thanks for your comment, Mike. Hopefully we will hear from Ryan who is in this video with me, I would say that he might know what’s happening with the business. Totally agree, hopefully the business continues. Thanks for watching my video.

She does mention in the interview I did with her in this video that they have 10 of them. Hopefully there are some lighter batteries around the corner they can use. It will be interesting to see how it unfolds, and I will do an updated video on this in a year or so. Thanks for watching.

Look at this floatplane video I published on the weekend. This could be more up your alley. Two Rotax engines working independently of each other which leaves almost 0 chance of a dual engine failure. Very interesting Aircraft for safety. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoSzZodros1_bJY

They have 10 Beavers with conventional engines, piston, and turbo prop.

You probably were against it when they started putting PT6 engines on them.....or adding more cargo space, or wing mods,......glass dashes....Bring back coal and steam mindset.

@@hisheroship they really are good Aircraft. If you look at the overall picture of these aircraft they are safe, can land on land or water which helps if there was an engine failure… but it is unlikely with this Aircraft because of the engines running independently of each other. Thanks for watching.

Don't worry successors are already in place.

@@tdub5899 so true! There is something about this Aircraft that is very attractive because you wouldn’t be spending half of your time wondering where you’re going to land in the event of an engine failure, because it is so unlikely to happen. I think you could enjoy the flying, fly slow if need be and land just about anywhere because it also has a very short field takeoff distance due to the power of the two motors. Thanks again for watching my videos!

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Range is greatly diminished, making a Beaver into a very short-haul, expensive local area taxi service with delayed turn-around time to recharge the batteries. Too much cabin/cargo space is required for batteries reducing revenue. Current battery technology being what it is, electricly powered aircraft are more of a science project than practical.

Those were the old days, now they are born about every 15 seconds.

@@only_visiting she does mention in the interview that they have 10 of them. This would be a significant investment so it sounds like they are confident, but no passengers until 2027… so hopefully there might be some lighter batteries by then.

It is not the first Beaver that Greg from Harbour has done...electric!

I think you're both correct and incorrect with your concerns. From what I understand Harbour Air's bread and butter route,Vancouver to Victoria is a 35 min flight, And their basic sightseeing flight in both of those stunning cities is 30 min. So a converted Beaver with the batteries in the floor gas tank compartment and behind the engine fire wall would have about twice the endurance required for their most common flights. The current technical issue being over come is not the endurance of the batteries but rather the shape of the batteries. Engineering is being done by Magnix the battery provider to manufacture the same number of "celled" battery in a flatter configuration matching the under floor "fuel tank" compartment. Harbour Air believes they are demonstrating the flight times of the equivalent number of cells as the future space will allow for. One really neat thing about using batteries in these small commuter planes is that the center of gravity (COG) with a full charge or empty battery basically never changes. This greatly reduces the normal large changes in flight characteristics that small planes encounter as "heavy" fuel is used up. And should allow for more flexibility when accounting for and distributing the weight of passengers and their luggage. The goal of reducing CO2 emissions for thier most common daily was the original worthy challenge taken on by Harbour Air. But they are demonstrating reductions in noise pollution, required pilot skill levels, and maintenance costs could be happy side effects of switching to electric engines even with the current battery technology.

@mic7504 The problem with lithium batteries is that they catch fire. I would not go on an airplane that uses this technology.

@@Andysunflower Yeah, I mean I haven't heard of any problem with electric cars spontaneously combusting. But yes there have been enough troubles with electronic device batteries that you are right to ask the question about risks of using large cells of these in aircraft.. And yet you probably own several devices you don't give a second thought too. And the difference in durability between the batteries that were part of a twenty million numbered production run that are sitting in a laptop that has been tossed around and was designed from the beginning with inadequate cooling just to stay competitive size wise and the ones in the most tested and inspected form of public transportation that are part of a very limited and very expensive 2000? unit production run is night and day.

Fair enough, but she's doing an interview with a kid.

@@MurraydeLues thank you Murray! Glad you enjoyed my interview. I’ve actually got lots of aviation interviews on my channel now, including one I did with the current F22 raptor demo pilot. You might enjoy that one too. Thanks for watching!

They use a cut in half pickup to launch the planes... 4x4 locked in front wheel drive.. and custom bunks...

Harbour air airplane don't have wheels. When they need to pull them out of the water they use that custom truck. Instead of the cab bring at the front with a bed out back they custom built a bed in front of the cab that goes into the water and the plane goes on top of to be pulled out for maintenance or whatever.

the batteries are so heavy that the plane can barely get off the ground with the pilot on board. No passengers can be carried because of it. And it has about a 15 minute range. Thing is an absolute joke

@@michaelcarniel9086 the lady in the video that I interviewed, Erika, indicated that a 35 minute flight time is possible at the moment, but like you said that’s without passengers. I’m sure batteries will get lighter as time ‘Flys by’, and these type of aircraft will be viable before we know it. Thanks for watching my interview, plenty more of those on my channel if you are interested. I even did one with Miss America recently, she is in the US Airforce.

@@BeSnappy They claim 35 minutes is "possible" but the thing has never flown more than 15, and then takes hours to recharge. One day they'll get there, if and when solid state batteries become a reality , but until then this thing is just a tax scam. They knew before they pulled the engine that it would never be able to carry a passenger, and for a beaver to be overweight, you really have to try. They normally hold 6 people plus a ton of baggage, so this thing is nothing they are trying to make it out to be. And yes, I've touched it, know 8 people that were involved in building it, and have flown in more beavers than I can remember. Lets not try to make this into something its not

@michaelcarniel9086 fair enough, it sounds like you know the Aircraft well. She also mentioned potentially carrying passages by 2027, so another three years away anyway. Weight is obviously the critical component with any aircraft… maybe Harbour Air are well ahead of the battery technology and will be ready to plug-in when the correct weight batteries appear. No doubt they have put a lot of money into it?

@BeSnappy that plane will never carry passengers, they know it too, just won't say it publicly. It's a publicity stunt and always has been. Don't forget that it was built 5 years ago. And really, Harbour Air hasn't put much of anything into it money wise. Tax credits and sponsors have paid for it. Sponsors also get the right offs. Basically, the way I understand it, it's the taxpayer that pays for it in the end. And no, they don't have any magical batteries on the horizon, they don't develop them. They buy what the market has available. Not to mention the structure would.have to be completely reworked again to support different batteries which would put it right back to square one in testing phase. Nothing but a tax/carbon credit/publicity stunt

@@Lfs1891 I just checked out Mike, as per your suggestion. Great photos of the ebikes mounted under the wings! Thanks for watching my channel, and there are quite a few other aviation interviews on there I did at Oshkosh if you are interested.

It's not an electric plane. Those solar panels are only to power accessories and/or charge his ebikes etc during flight.

@@angrygreek1985 I get that. Like I have seen the build. My point is with a bird this big and solar getting better, ud be able to put a good charge back to the batteries. Or place a small diesel engine in it like Topsy.

@@angrygreek1985 That is correct. He uses it for "glamping" bringing multiple "comfort" electric devices with him. He also sees possible uses it in search an rescue situations where extra power could be provided at a search base camp. A very cool project none the less. And he owns the company that makes a very good electric tug for aircraft.

Then the battery thermal runaway……

Ding , Ding ! Winning answer right here !

So this is the battery r and d. Doent just happen over night. Electic diesel has been around forever.

@RayFinkle The world’s first jet aircraft had an endurance of 15 minutes and the world’s first operational jet had to have its entire engines changed every 50 hours. What a waste, right?

Also a lot of float planes have to make two non-revenue flights for every revenue one to cache fuel. Just imagine if there was a battery pack already out there in the middle of nowhere being charged by a solar panel or Pelton Wheel that you could swap out after your trip?

Many of harbour air's flights are less than thirty minute duration. With reduction in maintenance and fuel costs they may be able to price their flights to be comparable to the fast ferry across the straight. Could be a favorable business model.

Especially when batteries become lighter into the future, it will work really well for Aircraft. Thanks for watching.

Big difference, because in aircraft, weight matters. This thing is so heavy that it can't have anyone but the pilot on board

Thanks for returning to watch my videos. Erika was extremely knowledgeable and Harbour Air are certainly leading the way in the commercial electric float plane market. See you in the next video.

@@aldahorda7791 thanks for commenting on my video. I’ve done a few helicopter interviews, and it seems to be the same theme that any overhauled helicopter with new blades brings the helicopter back to approximately 80% of the new price. If you look at my videos on this channel, you’ll see I recently did a factory tour of the Robinson helicopter factory. You might be interested in that too. Thanks for watching.

It is… would be great to have fly in it. Does aerobatics too, so good little package. Thanks for watching my video.

I should’ve asked him what that TBO would cost, but maybe it’s not too bad for such a small engine. Thanks for watching my video.

Yikes!

$2.4M for the parachute.