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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: DonTom on September 12, 2024, 10:24:04 AM
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See here. (https://youtu.be/XWfJft1AoPc)Very interesting, iMO. Worth the time to watch.
-Don- Reno, NV
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Electric aircraft sure seem to have different designs than traditional airplanes. There are a lot of them under development, being tested and flying right now. It will be interesting to see how many become commercial successes and stay in business long enough to actually make a profit for the manufacturer. It is a tough life out there for new EV startup companies, no matter what type of vehicle they are manufacturing.
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Too much emphasis on speed, not enough on efficiency.
Flying EVs need essentially to be zeppelins - incredible carrying capacity (yay batteries!), not wasting energy on just staying up.
Cas :)
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Ive seen some half breeds too. Half car half plane. You'd probably need a license for these things as well Id imagine. Great now the kids will be texting while flying.
The FAA was saying they'd license or consider licensing some of these for transport on set routes. For example, Amazon Warehouse in Atlanta, Ga, and warehouse in say Jacksonville, Fl, the thing flies one path, straight back and forth, and has a window timeframe in which it can fly in. That could be a foot in the door on them. But what is it's cargo capacity? That's going to be the dealbreaker right there, can they make profit with it?
Aaron