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DHL Orders 12 Electric Cargo Planes
nternational courier DHL is set to embrace electric flight by ordering 12 all-electric cargo planes from Eviation. We're still getting use to the idea of all vehicles on the road eventually ditching gas for batteries, but the same transition is beginning to happen in the air, too. In April, UPS ordered 10 electric aircraft from Beta Technologies, and now DHL is making a similar move. (www.pcmag.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Yes. I believe Kenmore Air is looking at it, too. https://www.kenmoreair.com/.
Short trips to islands are ideal. They're not competing with cars, and ships are a lot slower.
Short trips to islands are ideal. They're not competing with cars, and ships are a lot slower.
Wing surfaces coated in solar cells would extend the range.
Multiple wind turbines also.
Wind turbines as in windmilling props on initial descent to recharge batteries.
Quite feasible, like electric car regenerative breaking.
I doubt that would be too viable... It would be difficult to reliably switch between charge and discharge as the Charging has to be regulated... Also, they would need to power for a controlled decent... Another question arises here? How are they going to pressurize the plane?
If you have driven an electric car you would have experienced the seamless switching between re-generative braking and power under computer control. Electric motors make great generators.
Electric aircraft would have other issues such as the power needed for pressurisation, heating and avionics. However, they will initially be used for short hops at low altitudes.
Electric aircraft would have other issues such as the power needed for pressurisation, heating and avionics. However, they will initially be used for short hops at low altitudes.
Yes... Very short hops... like LGA to EWR!
An electrical static compressor should be needed. And e-consuption incereases......
i was wondering something simple like backup RATs : if nowadays one RAT is enought to supply power to a wide-body with engines off, i suppose it could recharge batteries in flight if correctly dimensioned, in parallel with solar cells better.
Just wondering fantasy future.
i was wondering something simple like backup RATs : if nowadays one RAT is enought to supply power to a wide-body with engines off, i suppose it could recharge batteries in flight if correctly dimensioned, in parallel with solar cells better.
Just wondering fantasy future.
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2021-07-22/cape-air-prepares-operate-eviations-alice-electric-commuter