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Old 29th January 2013 | 09:15
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hetfield
 
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From: Choroni, sometimes
I ask myself why have Boeing gone with this technology?

My suggestion is because the a/c is all electric then there are ultimate failure situations where high energy is needed. On every a/c I have flown before the brakes for example have a brake accumulator. The brakes on this a/c are electric, so the backup has to be the same. A high energy battery?
You are not the only one who wonders why Boeing took that risk for the benefit of a few kilogramms....
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