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Old 21st Jun 2019, 15:02
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Winemaker
 
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I might just be confused, but it seems as though this 'electric' plane is powered by a gas turbine which drives the main pusher propeller and runs a generator that powers two wing tip electric motors; that's how they can achieve a 650 mile range - it's not running of batteries. How is this an 'electric' plane? What about the loss of efficiency every time there is a power conversion step? Am I missing something here?
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