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Electric Planes, Once a Fantasy, Start to Take to the Skies
The New York Times ^ | November 7, 2023 | Nirraj Choksi

Posted on 11/07/2023 9:37:56 AM PST by aculeus

How a small plane’s 16-day trip from Vermont to Florida might foreshadow a new era of battery-powered air travel long considered implausible.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: aviation; chat; electric; eletric; ev; notnews; plane; walkingspeed
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

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


41 posted on 11/07/2023 10:24:14 AM PST by Mouton (US Home to one party rule)
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To: aculeus
Textron recently bought a company that makes an electric aircraft. I was curious so I researched it:

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...

42 posted on 11/07/2023 10:35:20 AM PST by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: threefinger

“But you need LOTS of torque (not horsepower)”

I think you mean to say lots of torque at low RPM.


43 posted on 11/07/2023 10:38:44 AM PST by TexasGator
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To: aculeus

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.


44 posted on 11/07/2023 10:43:31 AM PST by Iron Munro (Sun Tzu: An Evil Man Will Burn His Own Nation To The Ground To Rule Over The Ashes. )
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To: Leaning Right
Just don't get mixed up and confused and aim your Tesla recharging coils at hydrogen powered aircraft. With our modern woke and diverse air traffic controllers, such a mix-up is likely with predictable outcomes.


45 posted on 11/07/2023 10:44:22 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: threefinger

” 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.


46 posted on 11/07/2023 10:46:24 AM PST by TexasGator
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To: aculeus

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.


47 posted on 11/07/2023 10:48:04 AM PST by The Louiswu (Pray for Peace in the world.)
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To: TexasGator
"I think you mean to say lots of torque at low RPM." No, I meant exactly what I wrote. Torque is irrespective of RPMs. If it factors in RPMs, it's horsepower, not torque.
48 posted on 11/07/2023 10:48:51 AM PST by threefinger
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To: rey
My Google is a lot more willing to let me walk the distance. And it doesn't take that much longer than an electric airplane.


49 posted on 11/07/2023 10:48:54 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: aculeus
Not all things that can be done should be done.

16 days? Going to need some improvements I think.

At this point and for a long time it is just another electric gadget.

50 posted on 11/07/2023 10:53:06 AM PST by Sequoyah101 (Procrastination is just a form of defiance)
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To: married21

Wright brothers territory 78 miles a day ,LOL or those magnificent men flying machines


51 posted on 11/07/2023 10:54:59 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: MtnClimber

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.


52 posted on 11/07/2023 10:56:19 AM PST by JCL3 (As Richard Feynman might have said, this is reality taking precedence over public relations.)
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To: lee martell
I think that Wench has already been used.

Rode hard and put up wet.

53 posted on 11/07/2023 10:58:17 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (The Truth is like a lion. You don't need to defend it. Let it loose and it will defend itself.)
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To: Iron Munro

Thanks for posting WEF propaganda.


54 posted on 11/07/2023 10:58:20 AM PST by TexasGator
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To: aculeus

These idiots better not crash on my house!


55 posted on 11/07/2023 10:58:41 AM PST by cgbg ("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
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To: aculeus

16 day trip? i think a guy walked it in 14 days.


56 posted on 11/07/2023 11:02:26 AM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: ZOOKER
"The Pipistrel aircraft will haul ONE passenger "


57 posted on 11/07/2023 11:04:32 AM PST by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator
I said "one passenger"
The other seat is for the pilot
58 posted on 11/07/2023 11:07:39 AM PST by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: ZOOKER

“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.

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2018/july/25/pipistrel-shows-electric-airplane-battery-charger


59 posted on 11/07/2023 11:17:30 AM PST by TexasGator
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To: aculeus
EV 18 wheelers...electric planes...what could *possibly* go wrong?
60 posted on 11/07/2023 11:25:37 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: Banana Republic)
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