Electric Airplanes and Drones: A History

by Kevin Desmond

Attempts at electric powered flight date to well before the 19th century. Battery weight and low energy output made it impractical until the 1990s, when the advent of lightweight materials, more efficient solar power, improved engines and the Li-Po (lithium polymer) battery opened the skies to a wide variety of electric aircraft. The author describes the diverse designs of modern electric flying machines--from tiny insect-styled drones to stratospheric...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476669619
• ISBN13: 9781476669618
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher