Re:Airplanes that fly on electricity debut at Fresno’s Chand...
by Gibbon1 on Thursday April 19, 2018 @05:20PM
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> The excess power for climb is very small, which is why weight/loading is so critical in aviation.
This is one of the reasons in favor hybrid electric aircraft. The marginal hp to weigh ratio of an electric motor is about 3 hp/lb or ~5.5 kw/kg. And partial load efficiency is high. Means you potentially have a lot more hp available on take off.
For commecial passenger aircraft hybrid turbofans wouldn't have spooling up lag like straight turbofans. Turbine engines take seconds to spool up. This big big problem with jet aircraft during landing. If you hit wind shear and/or need to go around you need to apply more power and sometimes the lag is fatal.
This is one of the reasons in favor hybrid electric aircraft. The marginal hp to weigh ratio of an electric motor is about 3 hp/lb or ~5.5 kw/kg. And partial load efficiency is high. Means you potentially have a lot more hp available on take off.
For commecial passenger aircraft hybrid turbofans wouldn't have spooling up lag like straight turbofans. Turbine engines take seconds to spool up. This big big problem with jet aircraft during landing. If you hit wind shear and/or need to go around you need to apply more power and sometimes the lag is fatal.