Re:London-Paris electric flight 'in decade'
by cjrp on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @08:41AM
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> There's also the issue of the mass of batteries not going away during the flight
Excellent point; currently as fuel is burned off, planes can climb to higher, more efficient altitudes (known as a step climb). What's the performance penalty for not being able to do this as your batteries aren't getting lighter as the flight progresses.
Excellent point; currently as fuel is burned off, planes can climb to higher, more efficient altitudes (known as a step climb). What's the performance penalty for not being able to do this as your batteries aren't getting lighter as the flight progresses.