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Re:How trains could replace planes in Europe by trutannus on Thursday November 11, 2021 @02:54PM (#29192353)
Do batteries that can power a plane for routes like this exist yet? I know nothing about aviation, but I always thought the energy needed to spin up a turbine, or prop, is immense.
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Re:How trains could replace planes in Europe by Robotbeat on Thursday November 11, 2021 @03:00PM (#29192422)
We’re building such planes now. https://twitter.com/GovInslee/status/1440442441920774146

The batteries are plenty powerful. We’re limited in energy to about 500-1000 miles unless we use better aerodynamics, etc.

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Re:How trains could replace planes in Europe by HPsquared on Thursday November 11, 2021 @03:04PM (#29192472)
There are a lot of aircraft designs in the pipeline at the moment, using current tech as far as I know.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EVTOL

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