OT All electric fighter plane.

[harry]

April !st

[Chris Hogg]

<chuckle>

When I was little, I used to think that the English Electric Canberra was powered by electricity! LOL.

[Brian Gaff (Sofa 2)]

I was wondering why we have not seen many April Fool silly stories. I suppose people are of doing them with the virus about. Brian

[Richard]

Should have gone to Specsavers, that looks nothing like a Canberra.

[nightjar]

However, you can already buy an all-electric flight training aircraft, with a one hour + reserves flight time. Recharge time 45 minutes or change the battery pack in five. It works out a lot cheaper for training than using aviation fuel and one hour is enough for most lessons.

There is a lot of interest in electric and hybrid aircraft ATM. Electric motors are being offered for some small commercial aircraft, like the Cessna Caravan and one company is claiming it will have an all-electric small airliner flying within the next seven years.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

No need for them on here. Most days are April 1st.

[bert]

In article [e-mail], Chris Hogg [e-mail] writes

And the English Electric P1 Lightning?

[Chris Hogg]

I was older and wiser by then...

[charles]

Thatw as "greased lightning"

[bert]

In article [e-mail], Chris Hogg [e-mail] writes

LOL

[harry]

No chance.

[Tim Streater]

No range specified for any of them, near as I could tell.

[nightjar]

The University of Stuttgart, which has demonstrated a light aircraft with a 300 mile range, claims that current technology would allow for a

100 seat electric aircraft with a 400km range. They think that could double within the next five years. The market for electric airliners is estimated to be worth around $22bn over the next 15 years, so there is a lot of interest with Boeing, Airbus, and Raytheon all working on the technology.

[Andy Burns]

Shouldn't be too difficult to work out for the one powered via a cable!

[The Natural Philosopher]

In general a li-ion will keep you in cruise about an hour, so half an hour times the cruising speed is 'safe'

[John]

Graphene batteries will be a quantum leap in battery technology making the small airliner possible. One suggestion is to have an induction pick up on the nose wheel with an induction strip under the runway - done in France on trams. This way the plane can take energy from the ground on take off preserving batteries. Also the using ski-jump runways to make runways shorter and also giving greater lift, saving energy, giving greater range.

Hybrid planes are proposed with one propeller being electric with a turbo-prop engine turning another prop & also generating electricity charging a battery bank. Other ideas are a turbo-prop engine in the rear of the fuselage producing electricity only, using a high revving alternator which are more efficient. The wing engines then can be light electric motors, meaning weaker wings, saving weight and cost.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Np. they woon't.

? One suggestion is to have an

Christ on a bike., I take it you failed maths O level ?

? Also the using

See abopve.

I dunno who invented you, but you have to be the most stupid gullible poster here.

[harry]

Do you believe in perpetual motion too?

[John]

As I wrote other have proposed these. Do some looking on Google then you will see them. You are also a self opinionated idiot.

[The Natural Philosopher]

No,. I am a highly qualified engineer with a degree in electrical engineering and considerable understanding of aeronautics.

I understand the equations of flight.

You do not or you would know why all of those suggestions are meaningless.