Aircraft of the future: The race for electric aviation | DW News
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Published 2024-03-11
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All Comments (21)
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I like that the design allows to swap batteries in a relatively easy way. There is lots to love about this airplane
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Every time battery tec gets an upgrade the plane will just get better
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Glad to see it finally about to be operational. Note, for the operator, much lower maintenance costs are as important as lower fuel cost.
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6:25 CCS2 charging.
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Very cool, that particular plane shape doesn't look really like something optimal for cargo but it's a good start anyway, can't wait to see how DHL will operate them !
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the average turnaround time for a domestic flight is usually around 45 minutes to 1 hour the ground Crew will say you want watt
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This is interesting from the perspective of many smaller, regional airports and their proximity to residential areas. Regulations in the US prevent them from being used more due to noise and air pollution. This could take the air brakes off an entire market segment. I wish more folks would/could look past their cynicism and see that it solves problems other than promising to lower our collective carbon footprint — even though that is important, and if this helps with that, heck yea!
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Thank you DW for reporting on this
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400 km is not 400 miles.
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I want to hear one.
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Have you notice that there are a lot of short haul flights between European States and also within Japan inter-cities airport as well (be it passenger or freight flights) ?
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They can also due mid flight recharge with drone recharge interception like they refuel for jet fuel aircraft. I’m working on this technology with other companies and investors $
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Are they publicly listed on the stock exchange?
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In Europe routes under 350 km has largely vanished cause of the dense rail network.
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I wonder what the tipping point for battery density needs to be for it to match the weight of the fuel put into something like a 747? 500Wh/kg? 750Wh, 1000Wh, 2000Wh? I mean the max fuel weight is 184,000Kg (230k litres) so that's a lot of potential battery capacity. Just a curious thought if anyone had a rough idea?
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Love it, but I'd have gone for swap in/out batteries. Getting the required charging infrastructure in places like the Caribbean could be tricky, the power needed will be sizeable, especially with multiple aircraft.
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Is the 460 km, like the cars can drive "460" (unless you go to the highway)
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The application of Alice in its current iteration is now for anyone that Travele any islands anywhere.
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if electricity can do the job but battery is too heavy, is it possible to make a hybrid version that can put a small engine as generator, like hybrid car. the turbine should be run smartly to safe fuel/electricity to deal with high torque and low torque. and use ordinary fuel to generate electricity so a longer range is possible.
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Well it was nice to hear about this advance in electric powered aircraft. However you could have shown a flight take off!!
