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Re:Electric aircraft set to take flight by 2026 under new ag... by kaba0 on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @02:52PM (#27836862)
Other than the already mentioned parts, wouldn’t the acceleration be too great for your average passenger?
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Re:Electric aircraft set to take flight by 2026 under new ag... by gamegoblin on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @02:55PM (#27836901)
On a 1km runway you could get up to 700kph with 3g of acceleration over 10 seconds. I think some rollercoasters pull higher G's than that.
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Re:Electric aircraft set to take flight by 2026 under new ag... by squeaky-clean on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @03:18PM (#27837190)
Rollercoasters generally warn the elderly and those with heart conditions not to ride them. Commercial aircraft pull about 1.3 G maximum.
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Re:Electric aircraft set to take flight by 2026 under new ag... by kaba0 on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @03:18PM (#27837182)
Oh, I imagined a much smaller runway — of course longer ones could be more than good from this aspect.
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