GolfFoxtrotLima@ani.social to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoFirst test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricityarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 hours agoSo, electric passenger plane is still bullshit. Why fly 100 miles. It’s faster overall to drive. Given planes burn a huge amount of fuel on takeoff, the hybrid approach could reduce overall fuel use significantly, as well as making airports quieter.
So, electric passenger plane is still bullshit. Why fly 100 miles. It’s faster overall to drive.
Given planes burn a huge amount of fuel on takeoff, the hybrid approach could reduce overall fuel use significantly, as well as making airports quieter.