Playing around with the electric powered Aeros Nano Trike (ANT-E) on a warm winter day

[@Mthammere2010]

This is one of the most technologically unique ultralights I've seen. That auto disable and retracting blade motor is incredible.

[@SimonAmazingClarke]

What an excellent idea. Something to get into thermals and play on a warm evening.

[@kfspiano]

That's the REAL spirit of ultralight triking ! Bravo ! This is the best way to fly electric.

[@johncillis3431]

I wish they had trikes like these in '08 when I was learning to fly trikes in Brenda AZ. Electric motors add more safety and can be stored in a garage without gas fumes. I don't drive anymore, so when I fly now I rent fixed wing, and even that is rare since Microsoft's Flight Simulator 2020 was released that uses photo scenery and real weather to help me practice navigation and VFR flight. Trike flying I found is the closest one can feel, I suppose other than paramotoring, to being a bird, and I found handling and practicing stalls far better than fixed wing. The downside is winds, one really must respect them, and fly when the winds are about seven knots or less and in the right direction for takeoff and landing. Aloft I have flown in winds higher than 25 knots, though not by choice, just due to incoming clear air instability caused by desert heating. But closer to the ground, those winds die down, the chop dies down, and landings are stress free and effortless. I won third place in '75, in the California State Science fair near Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, for a project sharing the emergence of the Rogallo wing that transformed hang gliding and out of that time, the idea of powered hang gliders started to appear. With just flat toothpicks and paper, I made flyable hang gliders smaller than a butterfly that intrigued spectators and the judges, and from the average adult could glide about fifteen feet at a 4 to 1 glide ratio just like the real thing. I was thirteen, in the 8th grade, when I did the project, which I kept secret from my dad, a physicist, who was asked to judge in my Napa school science fair. I did not want him to help me, as many fathers do in such projects, because it would have caused him conflict of interest. I came in First Place in that Science Fair which qualified me for the State Science fair. I used a book on hang gliders to help me, which I still own today, almost 50 years later. This trike looks like a break thru in trike flying and I hope it succeeds and falls under the Part 103 weights.

[@ranman58635]

You just made hang gliiding way more appealing to me

[@buckbulkley2179]

Fantastic! Love it!

[@kyrkbymannen]

Electric motors must be superb for these kind of applications

[@mikedillonhaswings]

Exactly. Quiet, vibration-free, instant on-off, no warm-up time, and no maintenance (other than inspections).

[@jamalludin4256]

It looks so peacefull flying....a very nice trike...

[@randelcandel3423]

You make it look effortless. Takeoff looks so easy. Graceful as a bird. How long can you stay aloft with full power?

[@xcaceuk]

Magical flight :) Thanks for sharing.

[@kaywoodparsons7967]

Wow! I so want one!

[@suetaylor1127]

Beautiful!

[@СергейЧернядьев-ю5я]

Шикарный полёт и дельтоплан,👍

[@toddmathis7484]

Beautiful. How much?

[@patrickmckowen2999]

Love the E-ant - cheers

[@jayjansen7533]

That looked like a nice smooth ride 👍

[@sohagsaren9549]

GOOD JOB SIR

[@UltraLigero1]

Hey Mike, brilliant video. Mike I fly a Dragonfly, Aeros Discus, currently with a 4 stroker. Would you use same ‘E’ kit today if rebuilding.? Could you give approx parts price to convert? 1 Hour would be adequate for most flights. I also soar quite a bit. Appreciate any guidance..

[@mikedillonhaswings]

Flylight produced the E-Dragon a number of years ago. Ask Ben about it. It used a Geiger Engineering drive system, which I believe is the best way to go with a turn-key system for ultralight aviation. The Geiger system has more than a decade of development and production behind it. He also has a customer who is building and marketing a different E-Drive system for the Adam trike.

[@rhett1272]

Fantastic

[@kickujee]

4:56 what is the use of fan inserted back side ???

[@deanfowlkes]

The prop is a folding prop. It is similar to a feathering prop. A non-folding prop produces drag when the engine is off. A spinning prop produces a lot of drag when the engine is off. As much drag as if it was a solid disk of the same diameter. Drag reduces the glide characteristics of the aircraft.

[@robertorosa9519]

Beautiful view, where buy ultraligero in texas.

[@mikedillonhaswings]

www.newmexicotrikes.com/

[@stanmcallister8287]

Nice like it how long have you been flying it ? will have to come see you some time to check it out and fly with you. will be watching your video be safe and enjoy.

[@JariyStrig]

Красивый аппарат, сбалансированный. Концепция рамы из одной дуги мне нравится.

[@HoneyBerighthere-Saysarath]

What is your run time on that unit setup.. and how can we buy a used one from you.

[@alexandercollazos7427]

Cuánto. Cuesta. Vale. Este. Ultraliviano. Y. En dónde. Se. Consigue o página. Para. Comprar. Atte. Alexander. Colombia. Gracias

[@mikedillonhaswings]

aeros.com.ua/dealers.php

[@luizsantos9102]

Que vôo lindo

[@dannyching6150]

May i know the price this unit?

[@milosdanizik2759]

Where can I get more detailed information. I am very interested.

[@mikedillonhaswings]

aeros.com.ua

[@rinikusdianti1360]

Great tech use electric. What's the differences flying trike use gasoline & electric?

[@mikedillonhaswings]

An electric trike is quiet, vibration free, instant on/off, and no maintenance/adjustments/tuning/fluids or waiting for the engine to warm up before flight.

[@fasalrahman9872]

Nice👍👍

[@rafficatalan9798]

Awesome!

[@Nezenmoin2085]

Génial , I want the same

[@neosugus]

Beautifull!!!!!! How much flight time with your settings?

[@mikedillonhaswings]

How long you can fly under continuous power depends on how you fly. Long and repeated climbs will drain the batteries quickly, as well as flying with a higher throttle setting than necessary. It comes down to knowing how to manage your flight profile for duration. I am able to maintain altitude at 55-60% throttle. If I make an initial climb to 1000 feet, run at 60% throttle in level flight, and alternate between gliding and powered flight, getting over an hour is easy.

[@kamalakrsna]

Tnx 4 that report/information

[@robertberry3394]

Solar panels on batt box to trickle charge. Every little bit helps. Great vid.

[@edilbertosantana8307]

Bravo Good work, THIS IS THE BEST., I BELIEVE.YOU DONT NEED OTHER WAY TO FLY. I LIKE it.where is made is any www adress.many HP. Watt?

[@mikedillonhaswings]

Check description - www.aeros.com.ua/structure/trike/edrive_en.php

[@josephmartinez3834]

is it very quite with that motor off?

[@elloscelestino]

Perfect!!!!!!!!!

[@KlingbergWingMkII]

Can you please post the power train components?

[@mikedillonhaswings]

www.geigerengineering.de/en/avionics/products

[@fakhrealam2008]

I am new, what is the cost of complete unit, is pilot license required to fly this. From where I can buy this kind of unit and is any training available for newbies.

[@mikedillonhaswings]

Please contact an Aeros dealer in one of the countries listed on the Aeros website: aeros.com.ua/dealers.html

[@fakhrealam2008]

@@mikedillonhaswings Thanks.

[@inamcuisine7132]

Exelant bideo...nice work

[@kaywoodparsons7967]

Whats the price? I tryed finding it on the site

[@mikedillonhaswings]

Contact an Aeros dealer: aeros.com.ua

[@bharathvision2020]

Where can I get this foldable props?

[@mikedillonhaswings]

Manufactured by HELIX. These props can only be used with electric motors. The torque oscillations of a combustion engine will destroy them.

[@YoniCrisis]

This looks great. And a very interesting propeller. Is it custom made?

[@mikedillonhaswings]

Commercially produced. Wing and trike manufactured by AEROS using an electric drive system from Geiger Engineering. See the links in the description for information.

[@elans2844]

Great vid! What do you estimate is the glide ration

[@mikedillonhaswings]

Thanks. I'm not sure what the actual L/D is for the Discus-15T, but it was good enough I couldn't complain and faster than my old Solairus. I am now flying a Combat-12T with the ANT-E trike and even though it is a smaller wing, it thermals very well and out-performs the Discus in nearly every aspect.

[@elans2844]

@@mikedillonhaswings Awesome and thank you. I have a Solairus and a ATF. Trying to decide if I should change. Ant-E w Combat looks like a winner.

[@perapetrovic2038]

B r a v o !!!!! Doctore !!!!

[@Немо2021]

Электро. Мечта)))

[@653mustafa]

How many kilometers can it go on a full charge in average conditions ?

[@mikedillonhaswings]

There are a lot of variables, but with no wind and an average groundspeed of 60km/h using a pair of the High-Capacity batteries, a straight-line distance of 60km under continuous power at a fixed throttle setting can be done. There is no need to run the motor continuously or use a set/fixed throttle setting. By monitoring and making adjustments to power consumption during flight, it is possible to achieve longer flight times. It is like riding a bicycle. How far can you ride peddling as fast as you can before you get tired and how far can you ride if you peddle slower and coast intermittently?

[@zubnik11]

Какое качество крыла?

[@mikedillonhaswings]

Вся продукция Aeros отличается превосходным качеством изготовления.

[@kentwilliams3326]

🤗👀

[@anangprasetya5669]

oHF 2018..?

[@mikedillonhaswings]

Yes, the acronym for the name of the farm where it is located and year planted. Every year is a new design.

[@Tiagotolentino321]

👋👋👋🇧🇷