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-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 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-squaremapto@feddit.bglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day 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.