FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 hours agoFirst test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricityarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1118
arrow-up1118external-linkFirst test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricityarstechnica.comFoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareISOmorph@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 hour agoIIRC take off and landing is using a huge portion of the fuel needed in regular planes. If you can use this new technology to do those manoeuvres, it would also be a big win for general flights.
minus-squareson_of_darkness@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoYes and hopefullybreduce pollution and noise levels around airports
IIRC take off and landing is using a huge portion of the fuel needed in regular planes. If you can use this new technology to do those manoeuvres, it would also be a big win for general flights.
Yes and hopefullybreduce pollution and noise levels around airports