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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

10th May 2013, 11:53

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Electric Battery Passenger Airplanes (how soon?)

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Posted By Charbax

I'm imagining very big hot air balloons can maybe...

I'm imagining very big hot air balloons can maybe lift up the batteries, the batteries would actually be on an unmanned drone that can fly fast to follow the passenger airplane to dock to it, when...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

10th May 2013, 07:39

Replies: 32

Electric Battery Passenger Airplanes (how soon?)

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Posted By Charbax

Chip Yates says he wants to do a transatlantic...

Chip Yates says he wants to do a transatlantic flight next year with his electric airplane Long-ESA, swaping batteries 5 times over the atlantic ocean by docking to flying drones. How about that for...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

10th May 2013, 01:54

Replies: 32

Electric Battery Passenger Airplanes (how soon?)

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Posted By Charbax

Awesome, I'd like to know what Airbus and Boeing...

Awesome, I'd like to know what Airbus and Boeing are doing about electric passenger airplanes. How it may look like. How soon we may have something, perhaps based on how large a priority it may have.

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

9th May 2013, 22:35

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Electric Battery Passenger Airplanes (how soon?)

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Posted By Charbax

EADS VoltAir 2 years ago on NBC News website.

EADS VoltAir 2 years ago on NBC News website.

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

9th May 2013, 22:29

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Electric Battery Passenger Airplanes (how soon?)

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Posted By Charbax

I don't seem to be able to post links here....

I don't seem to be able to post links here. Searching for electric airplanes I found an interesting Cri Cri video on YouTube and Volta Volare GT4 4-passenger hybrid airplane they say has 300 mile...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

9th May 2013, 22:06

Replies: 32

Electric Battery Passenger Airplanes (how soon?)

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Posted By Charbax

Would the solution be to transform the electric...

Would the solution be to transform the electric energy to hydrogen, store that compressed hydrogen on the airplane at 123MJ/kg, run the airplane from that safely instead of the kerosene jet engine?

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

9th May 2013, 21:56

Replies: 32

Electric Battery Passenger Airplanes (how soon?)

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Posted By Charbax

What is the minimum range needed for reserve etc?...

What is the minimum range needed for reserve etc? Can this minimum be achieved by batteries and electric engine (maybe propeller) instead of kerosene and jet engine?

What is the maximum range of...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

9th May 2013, 21:54

Replies: 32

Electric Battery Passenger Airplanes (how soon?)

Views: 6,124

Posted By Charbax

Wow, are you saying batteries and the electric...

Wow, are you saying batteries and the electric engine is 50x less efficient per weight for range compared to the kerosene jet engine configuration?

Why are battery electric cars possible to...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

9th May 2013, 21:50

Replies: 32

Electric Battery Passenger Airplanes (how soon?)

Views: 6,124

Posted By Charbax

What is the minimum range needed for reserve etc?...

What is the minimum range needed for reserve etc? Can this minimum be achieved by batteries and electric engine (maybe propeller) instead of kerosene and jet engine?

What is the maximum range of...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

4th May 2013, 22:22

Replies: 32

Electric Battery Passenger Airplanes (how soon?)

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Posted By Charbax

Electric Battery Passenger Airplanes (how soon?)

So I posted in 2006 http://www.pprune.org/spectators-balcony-spotters-corner/245434-global-warming-electric-hydrogen-airplanes-feasable.html and in 2007 thread...

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