The longest ever flight was 64 days in a Cessna 172 (2021)

Re:The longest ever flight was 64 days in a Cessna 172 (2021) by jeffrallen on Monday December 12, 2022 @04:03PM (#33960238)

Electric airplanes are already used in training in Europe. They are less expensive to operate on an hourly basis just because of fuel/energy cost. But they are probably also cheaper to overhaul; the Emrax motors in Pipistrels are relatively simple, and it would probably cost less to buy two and swap one out (sending the other one back to Emrax for a new bearings) than to do one thermal engine overhaul. And almost no downtime!

(I work on another electric airplane which will take flight in 2023.)

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Re:The longest ever flight was 64 days in a Cessna 172 (2021) by gavanm on Monday December 12, 2022 @06:18PM (#33961890)

Is there anything you can share regarding the electric plane? I had a look at your profile and couldn't see any links beyond your keys.

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Re:The longest ever flight was 64 days in a Cessna 172 (2021) by jeffrallen on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @08:09AM (#33968339)

Pie Aéronefs, s.a. of Switzerland

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Re:The longest ever flight was 64 days in a Cessna 172 (2021) by bitwize on Monday December 12, 2022 @08:22PM (#33963326)

I've flown an electric plane. Granted it was only about 60 cm long from nose to tail (and I flew it from the ground) but I can speak to its simplicity, low cost, and ready availability of replacement parts compared to ICE-based planes of similar size. :)

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