Electric Powered Aircraft

[Wizofoz]

Originally Posted by Lantern10

These folk think they are achieving something.

https://www.ampaire.com/

The company said this is a "parallel hybrid," meaning the internal combustion engine and electric motor work to optimize power output as the plane flies.

https://www.dw.com/en/ampaire-test-f...ane/a-49098126


Looks like they put an electric unit in the rear, while keeping the recip in the front- and STILL needed a pod to house the batteries.

Hardly ground-breaking.

It's all vapour-ware until battery technology makes another quantum leap. It will happen, but not as soon as the plethora of "paper aeroplane" companies suggest.