EMG-6 / GT-500 Tow System Testing Tow release handle In this video we test the second-generation tow release handle on the GT-500 Tow plane.
EMG-6 / GT-500 Tow System Testing
EMG-6 / GT-500 Tow System Testing Another video in the series Building the EMG-6. In this episode we experience a design failure in GT-500 Tow Plane during Tow Release testing.
Dan Johnson talks to Brian Carpenter about the EMG 6
Electric Aircraft EMG 6 electric ultralight motorglider. Dan Johnson talks to Brian Carpenter about the EMG 6 part 103 legal ultralight electric motor glider.
EMG-6 Powered Flight Test (Predator 37 Electric Sustainer Motor)
EMG-6 Powered Flight Test (Predator 37 Electric Sustainer Motor) Flight test #55 and #56 testing the viability of the Predator 37 sustainer motor.
EMG-6 Test Flight #54 (First Flight With Electric Power)
EMG-6 Test Flight #54 (First Flight With Electric Power) This is the 1st test flight series using the predator 37 electric sustainer motor on the EMG-6. This is the 3rd of 3 test flights that were conducted on July 7, 2014. In this video we …
EMG-6 Test Flight #11 (Video)
EMG-6 Test Flight #11 (From Jan 2014) This is the remastered version of the original EMG-6 Test Flight #11. This video was put together as a corresponding reference for the data that has been collected during the test flight sequence. The flight test data that …
EMG-6 (1st Electric Motor Test Run) Predator 37 Sustainer Motor
EMG-6 (1st Electric Motor Test Run) Predator 37 Sustainer Motor 1st operational test of the predator 37 sustainer motor for the EMG-6. In reality the very 1st test was not caught on video. It lasted only a few seconds until we realized that the propeller …
EMG-6 Aero Tow Testing With the Quicksilver sport single place ultralight
EMG-6 Aero Tow Testing With the Quicksilver Sport single place ultralight In this video we are showing the results of our attempt to Aero tow the EMG 6 behind a Quicksilver single place Sport. On a 90°F day 40 hp and 2 pilots each weighing …
EMG-6 Safety Link Failure on Launch (Video)
EMG-6 Safety Link Failure on Launch Test flight number 44 and we experience a safety link failure on launch. During this test flight we were flying the aircraft in gusty wind conditions consistently gusting above 17 mph. The 4 launches that we conducted this day …
EMG-6 Aggressive Launch (video)
EMG-6 Aggressive Launch Test flight number 41 During this test flight we were flying the aircraft in gusty wind conditions consistently gusting above 17 mph. The 4 launches that we conducted this day were fairly aggressive with rates of climb up to 1500 ft./m.
EMG-6 Hands Off Stability Test (Video)
EMG-6 Hands Off Stability Test Test flight number 39. On this flight test sequence we show the initial tests for hands-off flight characteristics. Although this is only a short flight we fly the entire downwind leg of the tow to 700 feet with our hands …
EMG-6 Landing using the nose skid (Video)
EMG-6 Landing using the nose skid In this short clip we show the EMG-6 landing in no wind conditions using the nose skid as a brake. We had recently changed the main wheel from the larger wheel down to the smaller size will and had …
EMG-6 Flight #29 Flight Data (Video)
EMG-6 Flight #29 Flight Data In this video we have shown just the instrument cam. This will give a overview of a typical flight. The aircraft is configured with the airspeed indicator on the left side of the instrument panel. The stall warning light comes …
Tail Cam Complete Flight
Tail Cam Complete Flight This video is a simple single shot camera mounted on the vertical stabilizer near the rudder. But shows the perspective of the tow vehicle and the tow rope. We have made several videos utilizing this position the camera checking the aft …
EMG-6 launch fail
EMG-6 launch fail In this video we see the EMG-6 getting pretty screwed up on the launch. We had a new wing runner and failed to give good instructions. We have always had such docile launches that we became complacent about possible problems on the …
EMG-6 Take off Compilation
EMG-6 Take off Compilation This video is a simple compilation of the takeoff sequences that we have captured on video to date. It is interesting to see in the videos the amount of effort that was placed on walking the wing during takeoff run. …