all-electric commercial aircraft

Jetlag · Dec 10, 2019

Watched them do a test flight today.

The frame of the Beaver floatplane is 62 years-old, but it’s retrofitted with a 750 horsepower propulsion system, powered by batteries

Deleted member 783 · Dec 23, 2019

How long did it fly?

Supervstech · Dec 23, 2019

I wonder how much cargo can go along with the aircraft...

offgriddle · Dec 23, 2019

Jetlag said:
Watched them do a test flight today.

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Cool. About 2,000 LBS of batteries, good for about 30 minutes or 100 miles of flight. https://www.alaskapublic.org/2019/1...pletes-milestone-first-flight-near-vancouver/

FilterGuy · Dec 23, 2019

I am sure there is plenty of wind nois, but it must be strange to be in a small plane like that without the roar of the engine.

Jetlag · Dec 26, 2019

FilterGuy said:
I am sure there is plenty of wind nois, but it must be strange to be in a small plane like that without the roar of the engine.

Propellers are a big part of the noise.