Which raises another question. What happens to an EV airplane in an EMP event?
Will the computer nannies have thought to built in protections? On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 10:03 PM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Isn't that the same year the world ends from global warming? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > > Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 9:58 AM > > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Cc: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > > Subject: [MBZ] OT EV airplanes in the near future > > > > Commercial flights on electric engines may arrive in 2021Published: > > Wednesday, April 3, 2019 > > > > There's no shortage of companies working to build electric aircraft, but > a > > Canadian airline and a Seattle-area engine maker say they've found a > quicker > > route to electrification by converting a small bush plane with batteries > and an > > electric motor. > > > > The first passenger flights for British Columbia-based Harbour Air Ltd. > > would be in late 2021 under a partnership with magniX Technologies, > pending > > regulatory approvals, the companies said last week. > > > > They plan to swap kerosene fuel tanks for a magniX electric motor and > lithium- > > ion battery packs on a Harbour Air de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver aircraft, > which > > seats six passengers, to begin test flights in November. > > The propulsion system will have a range of about 100 miles. > > > > The goal is an emissions-free, quieter aircraft that is certified by > both U.S. and > > Canadian aviation authorities, Greg McDougall, Harbour Air's founder and > > chief executive officer, said in a telephone interview. The suburban > > Vancouver-based seaplane company flies about 500,000 passengers each year > > from British Columbia and downtown Seattle. > > > > "I think electrification of all different vehicles now is going to > become so > > prevalent it's just going to be something like, 'Oh, that's something > going > > electric as well,'" McDougall said. "It's just a natural evolution." > > > > Worldwide, there are some 100 different electric-aircraft programs in > > development, according to an estimate by consulting firm Roland Berger > > GmbH. Zunum Aero Inc., backed by Boeing Co. and JetBlue Airways Corp., > aims > > to bring a hybrid-electric commuter model to market by 2022, while Joby > > Aviation Inc., another JetBlue-backed electric firm, is working on a > five-seat > > aircraft with a 150-mile range. > > > > Batteries remain the limiting factor for electrical propulsion in > aviation, said > > Roei Ganzarski, magniX's CEO and a former Boeing executive. The > > magni500 electric motor to be used in the Harbour Air flight testing is > rated for > > 750 horsepower and offers a 60-minute range, more than twice as long as > > Harbour's average flight, Ganzarski said, allowing for a 30-minute > reserve on > > the batteries. > > > > The converted plane will weigh the same as the conventional Beaver model > > powered by a Pratt & Whitney PT6 engine, Ganzarski said. Over time, > Harbour > > plans to convert its 15 Beavers and 22 DHC-3 Single Otter seaplanes to > electric > > motors, McDougall said. The flight testing aims to win regulatory > certifications > > both for the electric propulsion system and for commercial conversions > of the > > de Havilland aircraft. McDougall said one primary goal of the testing > will be to > > show that the electric motor is "at least as safe or safer" than the > current > > engine. > > > > Longer term, Ganzarski predicts that electric motors will lead to a > "resurgence" > > in the regional airline industry for trips under 1,000 miles with new > aircraft > > designed for 10-25 passengers. North American carriers have struggled to > fly in > > some of the smallest markets as most commercial aircraft flying today > have at > > least 50 seats, too many for thinner routes. > > > > "By 2025, 1,000 miles is going to be easily done," Ganzarski said, based > on the > > evolution of current battery technologies. "I'm not saying 5,000 miles, > but > > 1,000 miles, easily. I don't think that's far-fetched or a > pie-in-the-sky thing." > > *— Justin Bachman, Bloomberg* > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
