Benny Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 I saw this yesterday. I love new technology but I hope it isn't a fire waiting to happen like some electric cars. Otherwise I like it but I don't think there's a battery in the world that could power a 787, yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Hello. It seems to be somewhat of a gimmick. The answer to all these problems is unfortunately less of them and less of us. Anything else is just tinkering and really will not make any difference. I could go on for another hour or so but this is not the place. It is a good demonstration of how much of the noise generated has to do with the propeller, rather than the engine that is driving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusterman Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 The beast just flew for 15 minutes on its initial flight. I would compare this to Tesla's first car being a 1956 Cadillac Limousine stuffed with batteries and an electric motor. Looks like a publicity stunt, not a feat of engineering prowess. We have electric propulsion in production sailplanes, such as the Antares 20E (available for X-Plane). An old aluminum aircraft with floats is not the electric future of aviation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 16 hours ago, Nick Cooper said: Hello. It seems to be somewhat of a gimmick. The answer to all these problems is unfortunately less of them and less of us. Anything else is just tinkering and really will not make any difference. I could go on for another hour or so but this is not the place. It is a good demonstration of how much of the noise generated has to do with the propeller, rather than the engine that is driving it. With everything now going to be electric, where will the extra electricity to charge all the battery driven contraptions come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Indeed. Most of the "efforts" so far seem to have concentrated more on moving the problems and not in fact addressing them. One could quote exporting refuse to other countries or the diabolical diesel particulate filter, designed to keep the soot inside the exhaust system in a city and then dump it in the countryside. Electric stuff is great if you are standing next to it but unless you can generate the electricity using wind or water, you are just moving the pollution to the power station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 I need to be hybrid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigermothpilot Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 In Australia, many of us use the sun to generate electricity. Since we installed solar panels, we've cut our electricity bill by two thirds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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