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First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 23 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm guessing it mostly flew in circles, since it's a test flight that happened "at Plattsburgh International Airport" instead of between two locations. 27 minute flight, whatever that's worth.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    $10 an hour still seems really good though right? I'm not sure how much Airlines pay currently for fuel though.

    Only article I could find was this: https://flyinginsight.com/2026/02/14/how-much-does-it-cost-to-fuel-an-airplane/

    On average, a 737 or A320 consumes between 2,500 and 3,000 litres of fuel per hour

    Take a typical two-hour flight, such as Amsterdam to Barcelona. The total fuel burn would be approximately 5,500 litres. At a reference price of $0.59 per litre, that translates to around $3,200 in fuel costs.

    So that's $10 an hour down from $1600 an hour? Seems decent.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 month ago*

    The X1 demonstrator is more comparable in weight and power to an EMB 120 Brasilia, a 30-seat turboprop. Forum chatter seems to indicate those burn around 1000 lbs per hour, or $335/hr in fuel using the $0.59/liter price you mentioned.

    Dropping down to $10 is still pretty decent lol

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