Posted on 06/18/2019 10:42:18 AM PDT by Red Badger
June 18 (UPI) -- Israeli start-up Eviation showed off its all-electric airliner Tuesday at the Paris Air Show, and said a U.S. carrier has already made an order.
Company CEO Omer Bar-Yohay said the plane, called Alice, is the first of its kind in the world.
"The first all-electric commuter aircraft in the world, and it's out here ready and waiting," he told reporters.
Eviation displayed a prototype of the nine-seat plane at Paris' Le Bourget Airport. It's designed to fly as fast as 650 miles per hour and has a cruise speed of 276 miles per hour. The goal, Eviation said, is not to replace long-haul commercial air travel, but capture a growing market of short-distance flyers.
The plane has a list price of about $4 million each, which is far cheaper than conventional jet-powered airliners, and roughly 900 kilowatts of power split by three MagniX engines.
MagniX CEO Roei Ganzarski told CNBC it was "exciting to see a dream come true."
The company said Cape Air, one of the largest independent U.S. regional carriers, has already placed an order. After test flights this year, the plane is expected to receive certification by 2021 and deliver by 2022.
how many islands in the Pacific with sockets is needed?
Propellers are only suitable for use at subsonic airspeeds mostly below about 480 mph (770 km/h; 420 kn), as above this speed the blade tip speed approaches the speed of sound and local supersonic flow causes high drag, noise and propeller structural problems.
Each passenger gets a parachute with ticket.
Nothing about batteries. Critical piece of information.
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. Probably better than a F-94, so....pretty good?
Let me guess: It has a diesel generator on board to run the electrics, similar to electric locomotives?
Nah, it’s the retractable extension cord. . .
That sucker’s gotta get heavy...
I love coal-powered aircraft, with extra lithium-refining environmental-devastation goodness thrown in!
Where do I buy a ticket...for the train?
“Ladies and gentlemen. Because of our recent fleet updates, you will no longer be able to carry luggage on our flights. The rechargeable batteries needed to power the flight add too much weight to the plane to allow luggage. All bags will be delivered to your destination by our sister company E-Train. Please allow 5-7 business days for your luggage to arrive at your destination. Thank you. We will now begin boarding...”
Was thinking that given the area of Israel, this might be a decent solution for domestic short hauls...All flights within Israel would be short hauls...Interested to see if it works out...
They give the Vne (never exceed) as 340 kts in the eviation stats for the “Alice”...
-PJ
Yep, I agree. And make those motors pivot for VTOL. I looked for a turbine generator exhaust, as an explanation for the long range, but didn’t see one.
Micro-EMP burst, bye bye plane.....
Q: How far can it fly?
A: All the way to the crash site.
It ain’t easy being GREEN!.......
Then when there is a male pilot and 8 male passengers, the payload weight is 1719 pounds; 281 pounds short of a ton.
So no fatties or big and tall guys, and no more than 25 pounds total luggage/carry-ons per person.
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