Michael Shook

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GIANT Flying Rectangle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1Hzj2cvizA&t=2s
#cool #fpv #electric #flight #video #explanation #how #airfoil #diy #minimal #big

http://organictransit.com/
Saw one of these at the Damariscotta Mills Alewife Festival yesterday.
#electric #hybrid #auto #bicycle #may #2016 #diary

#electric #motor #video #quadcopter
RC BASICS: What is KV? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP4PFq6u7wg&app=desktop
#september #2015

https://youtu.be/t5JgnMJzCtQ
https://youtu.be/iqN2DqKyKtw
#flight #cool #engineering #obsession #quadcopter
#drone #video #september #2015 #helicopter #minimal
#motor #electric

#wind #maine #energy #photo #electricity #local #pond #july #2015 #turbine #windturbine #factoid
http://www.firstwindblog.com/a-day-in-the-life-as-a-bull-hill-wind-operator/

"Two SunEdison employees and six Vestas employees work at Bull Hill daily..."

"An average [311 foot] turbine climb takes around 10 minutes and is performed two to four times per week."

Mercedes F1 engine secrets with Craig Scarborough - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anLDCVD6v1s
#auto #race #f1 #f1f1 #engine #turbo #battery #electric #motor #generator #heat #july #2015 #video

http://www.electricbikeaction.com
#bicycle #electric #motorcycle #motor #magazine #2015 #july

"in a 2–MW wind turbine, the weight of the rotor and the tower is typically about 250 tons [...] a kite generator of the same rated power can be obtained using a 500–m2 kite and cables 1000–m long, witha total weight of about 2 tons only."
#wind #turbine #windturbine #kite #comparison #energy #renewable #june #2015 #pdf #pdfpdf #power #electricity #saved #kitegen #physics #kitegen
http://www.dariopiga.com/Papers/Conference/ICREGA2010Kite.pdf