Maybe a first in the world... an electric truck charging an electric plane.

Drkkngt said:

Not sure if this has been done before. An electric truck charging an electric plane.
Helping out ROKTAY on a project he is putting together and he needed to see if a Ford Lightning could charge this Pipistrel Alpha Electro plane. The tests and charging were a success. More to follow in a few weeks. Enjoy

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Maxx said:

Do you know what that box is doing? Just monitoring the juice flow? Or changing it?

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Drkkngt said:

Not sure if this has been done before. An electric truck charging an electric plane.
Helping out ROKTAY on a project he is putting together and he needed to see if a Ford Lightning could charge this Pipistrel Alpha Electro plane. The tests and charging were a success. More to follow in a few weeks. Enjoy

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roktay said:

Hello all,


I first want to thank those of you who responded to my initial message. I also wanted to give everyone an update on the electric airplane flyover.

We successfully charged the electric airplane with two seperate Lightnings (pictured below), thanks to Mel (@Drkkngt ), and Monaco Ford. Having tested the charging process numerous times on two separate vehicles, we are confident in the reliability of this charging method.

We received a letter from Bill Ford, The Chairman of Ford Motor Company, in response to our request for two trucks to be loaned for all the events associated with this flyover. Unfortunately they do not have trucks available for the timeframe we require. However, we are discussing with them the marketing and media coverage of the event and hope they will be able to participate in that aspect of the project.

After I sent the initial forum message 10 days ago I received numerous responses from interested Lightning owners and am hopeful that we can put together a team to do the trip from Hartford, CT to Easton, PA and back with privately owned Lightnings.

The journey from CT to PA will be covered by aerial and ground based film crews to create a short documentary on this first-ever EV recharged electric plane flight, and first-ever electric plane sporting event flyover.

We will need two Lightnings for recharging the plane, each stopping at two of the four airports, because the plane will fly faster than a truck can drive. The hope is for each recharging truck to have a support/filming truck that will carry the film crew and allow people to go get meals while the charging truck is recharging the plane. In total, we are looking for 4 Lightning owners to help.

Weather permitting, this trip will take place on Saturday, November 12th, 2022 and will take the entire day. The return trip is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022. Please let us know if you are able to help on the 12th and/or the 22nd.

If you are interested in helping showcase the electrified future and would like to learn more, please direct message me so I can share my phone number and we can speak on the phone.

Cheers to such a great community!

Sincerely,
Remy Oktay and team

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Joneii said:

I’m willing to help. I’ve got the time, an ER Lightning and I’m a retired Viper Driver if you need another pilot! Who do I contact for details.

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roktay said:

Hello Jon,

I just sent you a DM. Looking forward to connecting with you, so cool that you're also an aviator, and a very accomplished one at that!

Cheers,
Remy

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