GolfFoxtrotLima@ani.social to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoFirst test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricityarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoSo, electric passenger plane is still bullshit. Why fly 100 miles. It’s faster overall to drive. Given planes burn a huge amount of fuel on takeoff, the hybrid approach could reduce overall fuel use significantly, as well as making airports quieter.
minus-squaremaptolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoIn your comment I read the assumption that take off would be in hybrid mode. Not sure it’s a given.
So, electric passenger plane is still bullshit. Why fly 100 miles. It’s faster overall to drive.
Given planes burn a huge amount of fuel on takeoff, the hybrid approach could reduce overall fuel use significantly, as well as making airports quieter.
In your comment I read the assumption that take off would be in hybrid mode. Not sure it’s a given.