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Maiden flight for Rolls-Royce’s new electric airplane

20 points| mr2loco | 4 years ago |wegoelectric.net | reply

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[+] ilaksh|4 years ago|reply
Seems like this is a lot more realistic for pretty short commutes. For longer trips I assume they will eventually start charging batteries with fuel cells.
[+] mr2loco|4 years ago|reply
Personally I also think that fuel cells will make the biggest difference for clean aviation

15 mins flight on a small plane its a nice start but they're still far away from using batteries in aviation

[+] yummypaint|4 years ago|reply
I wonder how the maintenance schedule compares with competitor aircraft. Presumably it's less expensive due to fewer moving parts?