QuickLi first taxi tests

The QuickLi (or Quick-E) is a single-seat electric self-launching motorglider. Based on the Rutan Quickie (Q1) airframe with an Emrax 208 motor (~40 kW takeoff, ~12 kW cruise) and a Catto fixed-pitch composite propeller. The motor is driven by a DIY inverter design using silicon carbide MOSFETs at 99.6% efficiency. Battery packs based on NCR18650GA cells store a total of 15 kWh at a packaged energy density of 233 Wh/kg. The electrical powertrain is designed with a semi-redundant fail-safe architecture tha
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