Reposted by Matt McDowell
As batteries & electric motors continue to improve, we're just beginning to see what's possible in electric aviation. newatlas.com/aircraft/ele... We'll probably always need hydrocarbons to fly across oceans and continents. But hybrid & fully electric aircraft can do a lot more than some think. 🔌💡
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$9 billion in pre-orders for super-slow, super-quiet aircraft
Electra's aircraft looks conventional enough, but it generates ludicrous amounts of lift, to take off and land at incredibly slow speeds, using almost no runway. With US$9 billion in pre-orders, it's ...
