Re:Norway aviation firm orders 60 all-electric airplanes, dr...
by perilunar on Sunday April 14, 2019 @02:53AM
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I wouldn't say much harder to produce. A small aircraft is mechanically simpler than a car: a few moving surfaces connected by cables, no gear box, simple suspension. Avionics are complicated and expensive, but they'll likely use existing units, so no extra risk there.
Re:Norway aviation firm orders 60 all-electric airplanes, dr...
by 8456523 on Sunday April 14, 2019 @02:59AM
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>A small aircraft is mechanically simpler than a car
Maybe so, but the consequences of a failure of the design or the implementation are much higher.
Re:Norway aviation firm orders 60 all-electric airplanes, dr...
by cmurf on Sunday April 14, 2019 @02:00PM
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Exactly. This was no doubt very expensive for Cessna.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_162_Skycatcher#Wing_mod...
Can anyone think of a car recall that required 32 hours per unit to fix?
Re:Norway aviation firm orders 60 all-electric airplanes, dr...
by heavenlyblue on Saturday April 13, 2019 @12:03PM
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>> Clearly they're following Tesla's playbook -- but with something much harder to produce.
Tesla is aiming at mass manufacturing. This is somehow different from Tesla since the number of units is much smaller.
This is more similar to Model S sans Gigafactory.
The company has, like, 1 of these prototype (still experimental class) planes. As commented elsewhere here, certification, etc. is a big hurdle. Clearly they're following Tesla's playbook -- but with something much harder to produce.
The press release's lazy language makes it sound like they already achieved these benefits. Wait until even 1 plane is delivered to see.