FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoFirst test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricityarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square187linkfedilinkarrow-up1601arrow-down116 cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
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minus-squareISOmorph@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days 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-up3·8 days 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