Re: Solar powered electrostatic motor drone ??

On 7/18/24 07:46, Jan Panteltje wrote:

Researchers build ultralight drone that flies with onboard solar
Bizarre design uses a solar-powered motor that's optimized for weight.
  https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/researchers-build-ultralight-drone-that-flies-with-onboard-solar/
 Well, ehh, unlimited flight time if any sun..
Looks funny.
4.5V to 9 kV power converter...

I wonder if electrostatic motors would have been as practical
as electromagnetic motors if the history of motor design had
taken a different turn a century or two ago. I scribbled a bit
to get an idea and it looks like it might have worked.
Jeroen Belleman