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First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 13 points 1 month ago* (11 children)

$5 for 30 minutes in the air. pick any speed you want. it doesn't matter. avgas and jet fuel don't compete with $5.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 month ago (8 children)

    I pick 30 minutes at Mach 7, here's your $5 Canadian and please get out of my way, I do intend to board now.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    I pick 30 minutes at Mach 7

    How long do you want to spend at Mach 7 relative to stopping and starting? Because that could be a lot of G-force.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Meh just accelerate with F-force and then switch to G-force when you are up to speed and vice versa when slowing down, problem solved!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    $3.60 for mogas at a couple places near me. Very high density altitude, well leaned out, in slow flight, you could get 27 minutes out of a 150 for $5

    These guys are also apparently getting electricity for 2-4 cents per KWh, which is many times cheaper than most would be able to get it

    You'd even have more useful load than this "jet" that can carry no passengers or cargo

    You could also fly a glider. It'd be as useful as this thing

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