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Electric Taxiing Motors Could Save Airlines Millions Of Dollars
Mexican airline Interjet has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Honeywell and Safran, developers of the Electric Green Taxiing System (EGTS), to become the first airline in the Americas to use the system which will save airlines up to $450,000 per plane, per year once it comes to market. (flightclub.jalopnik.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Didn't VS / VIR / Virgin Atlantic Airways use a wheel tug a few years ago?
Brilliant at last some sense on the usage of fuel ! taxying costs a fortune and if the aircraft keeps its engines running while waiting for flight control the bill just goes on up (jet fuel)well done Mexican airline!!!!
As one alluded to. Most jet engines carry a two min warm up and cool down limitation. This is actually already done in paratice with Single engine taxi and not an issue. Also this system would not use batteries but rather the APU to power it.
Seems like a good idea on the surface but has yet to take off on sustaining scale. Also figure tugs are a quauter million dollor investment.
Seems like a good idea on the surface but has yet to take off on sustaining scale. Also figure tugs are a quauter million dollor investment.
APU upgrade and accessories are just not capable as engineering stands as of 2014. Unless they have some fancy stuff you can forget this.
Say what? For example (if my memory serves me right), the apu I fly is rated at 70kva and runs on the ground at about 11kva. I would say there is enough power reserve for an electric motor.
Good idea...I believe
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Extra weight & fuel costs including the extra engines warmingup time and the in my opinion delayed taking off time. Sry for my Englisch....
Extra weight & fuel costs including the extra engines warmingup time and the in my opinion delayed taking off time. Sry for my Englisch....