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Old 29th Aug 2021, 03:05
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Originally Posted by MickG0105
They quote a 32,000 foot ceiling and there was some talk of a pressurised version some years back. But when you think about it, with no compressor stage to draw bleed air from and no hot bits to heat it, pressurization would be just one more thing that would have to draw power from the battery pack. It would be interesting to see what sort of impact pressurization would have on range.
Have to wonder what impact the de-ice/anti ice equipment would have too.

machtuk; I liked the "Alice In Wonderland" comment
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