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All-Electric Eviation Makes Debut at Paris Air Show
An Israeli startup wants to change the point-to-point travel equation with this economical alternative to airline travel. (www.flyingmag.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Cool idea and cool looking plane. I can't see a commercial jet going all electric though. Hybrid maybe? How would these planes pressurize or heat a cabin. Could the batteries stand up to the cold at high altitudes for prolonged flight? What about backup power in case of battery issues? Could a lightning strike be catastrophic? How about reverse thrust?
I think Eviation addresses many of your questions with its' planned use of fuel cell technology down the road, which makes fuel as you fly. You would have two power sources, the fuel cell itself and fuel stored in batteries. This potentially gives electric aircraft far greater range than today's aircraft. It would also be able to power electric compressors or pumps for various systems. I don't think lightning would be any more catastrophic than it is for today's planes and reverse thrust could be achieved with blade pitch or simply turning the motor the other way.
Can't wait to fy in one of them
In my area, you frequently see many active RC Airplane hobbyist switching from the old and dirty fuel energy to fully electrics, the large list of positive reasons for us into the hobby to do that is just unbeatable. So it's not surprising that sooner or later we could be able to see electric private and commercial flight op's dominating the skies all around the world. Hope to see that :)
Another Paper Airplane. looks good on paper, it'll never fly. If it does, it wont keep up with the hype. We've seen a lot of paper airplanes. Remember the Piper Jet?
You're right. Let's not try anything.
A firmer "it'll never fly" is that the first generation version will never fly the KSFO-KPNL route.