The Pipistrel aircraft will haul ONE passenger and 300 lbs. of luggage at 130 MPH for ONE hour (with a half hour safety reserve).
It must charge for 4 hours before it can take off again.
Pretty useless...
Posted on 11/07/2023 9:37:56 AM PST by aculeus
I am sure they will apply for some kind of grant. Maybe they should look into air ships too. The Chinese almost circumnavigated the planet with one recently and it did not need a pilot
The Pipistrel aircraft will haul ONE passenger and 300 lbs. of luggage at 130 MPH for ONE hour (with a half hour safety reserve).
It must charge for 4 hours before it can take off again.
Pretty useless...
“But you need LOTS of torque (not horsepower)”
I think you mean to say lots of torque at low RPM.
Liberals are such great humanitarians!
Now they are developing new aviation technology to help keep those poor little black and brown kids employed at their lithium mines.
” because they make maximum torque at ANY AND ALL RPMs.”
Each type of motor has a characteristic torque curve. None make max torque at all RPMs.
More stuff for rich people so they don’t have to touch the ground, mingle with the mob. I can see this as a limo service from the airport (private plane, private gate) to the top of the office building or hotel, but not really practical (yet) for passenger service any great distance, perhaps never will be.
16 days? Going to need some improvements I think.
At this point and for a long time it is just another electric gadget.
Wright brothers territory 78 miles a day ,LOL or those magnificent men flying machines
What happens when they get caught in an extended holding pattern?
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Same thing that happened to me a few weeks back when FTL had some loon bomb scare the tower....fly around until fuel says “We gotta land this sucker Mav” and then divert(to Miami for fuel).
Not enough electrons to divert?
Mr. Gravity and Mr. Math will provide a lesson learned the hard way or FAFO if you prefer.
Rode hard and put up wet.
Thanks for posting WEF propaganda.
These idiots better not crash on my house!
16 day trip? i think a guy walked it in 14 days.
“It must charge for 4 hours before it can take off again.”
The Skycharge charging station can be set to fast, slow, or maintenance mode. In fast charge mode, batteries can be powered in 15 to 20 minutes. The charging station can charge up to four aircraft simultaneously.
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