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Electric seaplanes could soon ferry passengers in the Pacific Northwest
NASA, Boeing and Uber have each announced plans for electric and hybrid passenger aircraft, but a smaller aviation company might beat them to the punch. Yesterday, Harbour Airlines announced that it will convert all of its seaplanes into electric aircraft. The company plans to swap its current, conventional engines for 750 horsepower electric motors made by magniX. (www.engadget.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Going to be quite a while due to tech on batties but Tesla has announced a was to quick charge them. It uses battery cooling along with the charge leads having the same. Weight is going to be the problem and always has been the second is how long the charge will last. It is something way in the future from what has been shown so far.
Yes, not only do the batteries have to have a liquid cooling system, even the charging cables need one, too. And in cold conditions the batteries need to be brought up to a minimum temperature.
The batteries on my Tesla are air-cooled. Managing battery temperature is also handled by the car. The only real issue is weight, and they have apparently handled that.
Which Tesla do you have? As far as I know all Tesla batteries are liquid-cooled.
Weight shouldn't be a huge concern, the electric motor will be lighter than the Beaver's radial engine, and the batteries will replace large fuel tanks. Weight-wise it could be a wash when considering the system as a whole.
Weight shouldn't be a huge concern, the electric motor will be lighter than the Beaver's radial engine, and the batteries will replace large fuel tanks. Weight-wise it could be a wash when considering the system as a whole.
Long overdue
https://www.magnix.aero/products/
https://www.magnix.aero/products/
And while I'm going to miss the sound of radial engine Beavers, but I'm just as excited to see one converted to electric propulsion.