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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: 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: 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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