Belaero Build Thread, Here we go again! :-)

[todayican]

Glad to have another set of eyes :-)
The plans put it at 40" from the ground to the top of the canopy.
Tom

[menaus2]

This is shaping up to be a sweet project! Are you planning on making it a plug-in?

[todayican]

Yep! It will be a Plug in, series / paralell electric turbo diesel hybrid :-D

[EcoBill]

Originally Posted by todayican

Yep! It will be a Plug in, series / paralell electric turbo diesel hybrid :-D

what turbo diesel motor will you be using?

[todayican]

Plain ole cheap Chineese 10hp like this one:
NEW 10HP Diesel Engine Electric Start Side Shaft 10 HP - eBay (item 180589918743 end time Jan-18-11 13:35:21 PST)

and a turbo like this one:
GT15 GT1544 Motorcycle Quad Turbocharger Bike Turbo - eBay (item 220709987668 end time Jan-06-11 23:05:38 PST)

Ill not use an intercooler but possibly go with a finned manifold pipe to cool the charge some, and like 3 to 4.5 lb of boost.

[Clev]

Originally Posted by todayican

Plain ole cheap Chineese 10hp like this one:
NEW 10HP Diesel Engine Electric Start Side Shaft 10 HP - eBay (item 180589918743 end time Jan-18-11 13:35:21 PST)

That's cool; I had no idea they had those that cheap. BSFC at max power is about 270g/kWh, compared to 365g/kWh for a Honda GX35 1.6hp gas engine, and at 10 hp, you could push a lightweight aero vehicle at 60-65 mph without needing the turbo.

[todayican]

Ya, but backing it down to 80% of rated power pushes BSFC down (according to the manufacturer) to just under 200.

With the turbo im looking for about 10hp at 80% load and about 190 BSFC (per hp as opposed to kw)

by my math that should allow for 70mph and 2 to 3 hp left over for charging the pack :-)

[ALFIERI_78]

Todayican,

Will you still be the using the torsion bars from the VW suspension?
I don't think so as the center section has been cut.
How will you prevent the lateral movement of the upper trailing arms?
Will you be using coil overs?

Thanks.
Great project BTW

[todayican]

Using 1 of the 2 torsions, the lower one. weight of the trike comes out just about right.

For the tops, ill be running a threaded bar through the tube and 2 retaining nuts.

I may, depending on how far off we are with the one torsion use light duty coil overs, wont know till we get the body on and see how it sits :-)

[EcoBill]

all you need is a 10hp diesel? lol, i was planning on using my jetta TDI motor, guess that's overkill, back to the planning board...

what are you using for a transmission?