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Forum: Rumours & News

27th Jul 2019, 03:24

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Electric Powered Aircraft

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Posted By tdracer

The other side of that is Tesla lost over a...

The other side of that is Tesla lost over a billion dollars in the process (~$700 million 1st quarter, ~$400 million 2nd quarter). More worrisome is that, while they delivered more cars in the 2nd...

Forum: Rumours & News

25th Jul 2019, 20:50

Replies: 146

Electric Powered Aircraft

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Posted By tdracer

Another one bites the dust: ...

Another one bites the dust:

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/local-electric-airplane-startup-zunum-runs-out-of-cash/

Forum: Rumours & News

23rd Apr 2019, 22:52

Replies: 146

Electric Powered Aircraft

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Posted By tdracer

Way back when I was in college, I took a course...

Way back when I was in college, I took a course on aircraft design - a really interesting class (and the instructor quite literally had written the book). In the course, you had to design an...

Forum: Rumours & News

15th Apr 2019, 03:18

Replies: 146

Electric Powered Aircraft

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Posted By tdracer

The linked article says jetfuel and biodiesel -...

The linked article says jetfuel and biodiesel - I'd bet the waste (vegetable) oil will go to biodiesel, not jet fuel (biodiesel doesn't need to be nearly as pure as jet fuel so the processing costs...

Forum: Rumours & News

14th Apr 2019, 23:54

Replies: 146

Electric Powered Aircraft

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Posted By tdracer

Use as a trainer makes some sense for a battery...

Use as a trainer makes some sense for a battery aircraft - relatively short flights that generally return to the departure airport to get recharged for the next lesson.

Long range intercontinental...

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