MIT Developed Hybrid Electric Airplane Has Over $9 Billion In Pre-orders

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If you were wondering when we are going to see the electrification of airplanes, the future might already be here. Aerospace companies are exploring a hybrid concept that uses electric motors and small batteries to power the aircraft, while relying on a gas-powered generator to keep them charged.

For example, the new MIT-developed Electra hybrid-electric plane can:

• Take off on an ultra-short runway of just 300 feet (about the size of a football field).
  
• Achieve a range of 1,100 miles.
  
• Carry up to 3,000 lbs of cargo.
  
• Cruise at a speed of 200 mph.
  
• Operate without the need for dedicated ground charging infrastructure.
  

Hybrid Electric Airplane Rakes In Over $9 Billion In Pre-orders
https://newatlas.com/aircraft/electra-es...preorders/

We will likely see future commercial planes designed around similar hybrid concepts. Several designs are already being tested, such as the Heart Aerospace ES-30, the NASA & GE Aerospace project, and the RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator.

Heart Aerospace (YC W19) just flew the largest electric airplane ever flown — a 100-foot wingspan, a takeoff weight of 25,000 pounds, and $5 of electricity to get it off the ground.
https://www.ycombinator.com/library/Y6-t...-just-flew

[NotJoeBiden]

Another toy for the rich to play with while we struggle to find food that isn’t contaminated with some nefarious parasite.

[Mint Berry Crunch]

Another toy for the rich to play with while we struggle to find food that isn’t contaminated with some nefarious parasite.

Data Centers go brrrrrrrrr