Sky Spark in Italy test flys an Alpi Pioneer 300 with a 75 kw motor in place of the standard internal combustion engine. It flew 155 mph with an endurance of 30 minutes on lithium ion batteries. This was a test flight only, and they will replace the lithium batteries with hydrogen full cells. Sky Spark expects a performance of 186 mph, 2 hours and, hopefully, a 372 mi range.
The November 2024 election presents a significant challenge, transcending the traditional Democrat versus Republican divide. This election will determine the future of the American Republic, Western civilization, and potentially the survival of the human species. Plato suggested that democracies tend to devolve into oligarchies, and we are witnessing that transformation before our eyes. Three major trends in the U.S. threaten to replace our Constitution and representative government with a totalitarian, internationalist, socialistic oligarchy. First, seventy years of Soviet subversion, the Vietnam War, and generations of youth who were taught to reject American institutions have undermined U.S. leadership. Now, Chinese espionage, bribery, and infiltration further contribute to the erosion of America’s traditions of citizenship, enterprise, and prosperity. Second, NGOs in Washington, an entrenched bureaucracy, and organizations like the Trilateral Commission prioritize internation...
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