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World’s first all electric commercial plane is set for takeoff in Richmond, BC, Canada
BC’s Harbour Air is working to get regulatory approval for the world’s first all electric commercial plane. (www.cbc.ca) Altro...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The ultimate question is:
Do i use Duracell or the one with the crazy bunny that beats the drum....hmmmm
Do i use Duracell or the one with the crazy bunny that beats the drum....hmmmm
How many batteries are we talking about? Batteries are heavy how do they react at high altitudes? They would be in some series and parallel strings spanning
From aft to fwd of aircraft. Empty weight
Alone would be huge before passengers and luggage. Ever seen a laptop or cell phone battery catch fire ? Perhaps design it based on a Toyota Prius ?
From aft to fwd of aircraft. Empty weight
Alone would be huge before passengers and luggage. Ever seen a laptop or cell phone battery catch fire ? Perhaps design it based on a Toyota Prius ?
The batteries we are talking about have successfully been used on spacecraft. I don’t think a Beaver will reach that altitude. As for how many, they are supposedly sufficient for one hour flight time, and the majority of Harbour Air flights are 30 minutes or less.
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Umm..what about all the electric autos on the road...they run through rain and snow all the time.
I think they are a Fire Hazard.... If they catch on fire, due to the composition of the batteries (Lithium Polymer) they have the tendency to catch on fire... Water WILL NOT put these fires out. Only way to put them out is to disconnect them and if they internally short they cannot be put out and can explode... Tesla even released a training video to show them how to cut the battery Cable and to cut people out of the car... Keep in mind, that most localities are not equipped to put out this kind of fire... Further more, being in the air and the battery catches fire.... No thanks.... Keep in mind we are talking about the same type of battery that took the UPS Plane down near Dubai..
I think this is an accident that is waiting to happen... In my opinion if that plane catches fire that you have a slim chance of landing in time... It would be a Burning Hell.. Forgive the terminology!
I think this is an accident that is waiting to happen... In my opinion if that plane catches fire that you have a slim chance of landing in time... It would be a Burning Hell.. Forgive the terminology!
Ummm...I do not know where u got info from, but worse thing u can do, in a Li-ion or Li-Po battery fire, is try disconnecting them. Tesla's training video is not something I agree on at all, and I've worked on Hybrid technology. Most times, if its a small Li-Po/Li-ion battery that is on fire a Class C is good, but all localities have Class D equipment to snuff out magnesium etc fires and they will extinguish a Li-Po/Li-ion fire..it is not the metal but the evap gases that are ablaze. And 1 is mandated to be carried on the aircraft. Same for 787's...they use, Li-Po/Li-ion technology as well as do other craft.
And no, the batteries that took down the UPS plane were not well insulated toughened shell cases like these units, and with your thinking, best get rid of that cell phone, tablet computer, watch, laptop etc as they all have Li-Po/Li-ion batteries in them.
And no, the batteries that took down the UPS plane were not well insulated toughened shell cases like these units, and with your thinking, best get rid of that cell phone, tablet computer, watch, laptop etc as they all have Li-Po/Li-ion batteries in them.
You you are flying along in that plane... The Battery catches Fire... You are at 3500 feet or so... How are you going to out it out... Most planes that size does not have an extinguisher system for the battery!
I am under the impression that the lithium powered ELT which caught fire in the empty 787 parked at LHR in 2013 would have been inaccessible from the cabin in flight, so it would have been irrelevant whether or not a suitable extinguisher was on board.
True for that incident...but the Beaver electric, which I was referring to must have the extinguisher.
The battery catches fire? It suffocates itself while sealed in it's chamber...why do you think Boeing took the LiPo 787 batteries and placed them inside a chamber? So if a problem arose, the oxygen would be consumed too quickly to allow a bad situation worse.
And yes, 1 of the mandates is a Class D extinguisher be aboard.
And yes, 1 of the mandates is a Class D extinguisher be aboard.
https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/harbour-air-completes-world-s-first-electric-aircraft-test-flight-1.4723636
Congrats Greg, Harbour Air and Magni