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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

4th May 2017, 17:02

Replies: 31

Uber To Take Over GA From 2020

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Posted By Derfred

Yeah, I've seen this one before. It rings a lot...

Yeah, I've seen this one before. It rings a lot of alarm bells to me.

- Chinese company rushing to be "first to market".

- Dubai government that will do anything to "put itself on the map", to...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

1st May 2017, 17:51

Replies: 31

Uber To Take Over GA From 2020

Views: 6,400

Posted By Derfred

Why do you say that? I would think that if we can...

Why do you say that? I would think that if we can get to within say 2-3x energy density then electric storage and propulsion will become quite viable for at least light weight short range aviation...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

1st May 2017, 01:40

Replies: 31

Uber To Take Over GA From 2020

Views: 6,400

Posted By Derfred

Actually energy density is volumetric. With...

Actually energy density is volumetric. With aircraft we're more concerned with weight. Which is termed specific energy. Yes, the figure is close to 50x, but your next statement is not correct:

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