Electric Airplanes for Training

[EppyGA]

https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace...eter-the-electrification-of-flight-is-at-hand

I saw nothing in the article regarding time to recharge. Seems like you would need additional planes to be able to fly the number of hours a school concentrating on turning out Commercial or ATP types would require?

Discussion.

 

[Challenged]

I wonder if it would be possible to swap out battery packs instead of letting a plane sit to recharge.

 

[Salty]

I've also read about how the airlines are going to start breeding minature flying unicorns to start training more professional pilots from a younger age. I'm not sure which is going to be more successful.

 

[mwagg737]

I've also read about how the airlines are going to start breeding minature flying unicorns to star training more professional pilots from a younger age. I'm not sure which is going to be more successful.

Yes, it's called ab initio.

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[EppyGA]

I wonder if it would be possible to swap out battery packs instead of letting a plane sit to recharge.

"330-kg battery pack" is 727 lbs!!

 

[Salty]

"330-kg battery pack" is 727 lbs!!

That's 120 gallons worth of fuel load - even when it's "empty". That is definitely the recipe for an awesome, efficient, training aircraft.