Re:The potentially revolutionary Celera 500L aircraft
by scarier on Thursday August 27, 2020 @12:30AM
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Still, a plane with half the aerodynamic drag and twice the BSFC is only getting 4x the fuel efficiency, not the ~10x they're claiming. Even if they're making a bit of "free" thrust from their cooling system (which has been a thing since WWII), I don't see what accounts for the rest, even ignoring that the Celera likely has a significant increase in frontal area due to the standing-height cabin.
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Re:The potentially revolutionary Celera 500L aircraft
by brunooo on Thursday August 27, 2020 @01:09AM
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Re “free thrust/WWII”: Real Engineering recently did a great summary of the P47 Thunderbolt intercooler and general craziness of the engine at https://youtu.be/IwqTN5fhMR8
Re:The potentially revolutionary Celera 500L aircraft
by nl on Thursday August 27, 2020 @02:41AM
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They are claiming slightly under 10x fuel efficiency compared to a jet (2-3 mpg vs 18-25 mpg).
That doesn't seem completely unreasonable.
A Pilatus PC-12 (which is the turoprop competition here) NXG gets around 4.3 mpg.