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Is a Battery-Powered Plane the Future of Air Travel?
Oh, the technology I was referring to was the EEStore batteries, they claim to have an energy density 3 to 5 times greater than the Li-Ion batteries and offer almost unlimited charges before the battery pack dies off. To be this seems like a dream battery for this sort of purpose and for...- charith
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Is a Battery-Powered Plane the Future of Air Travel?
Hmm, how much would a gasoline aircraft cost? Also, they might be able to fix the cost of the lithium battery packs by using something such as this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EEStor Its claimed to have a higher energy density and lasts much longer than the lithium packs used on this...- charith
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is there any chance you could swap to the google service :P Oh but I guess that would be a pain to everyone that has already registered :(- charith
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Is a Battery-Powered Plane the Future of Air Travel?
Hey, Out of interest, how much does a small aircraft such as this normally cost? And how much runway do these need to take off and land? Thanks, Charith- charith
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- Forum: Aerospace Engineering