Electric Planes: They Have Arrived

The FAA recently contacted me and requested permission to use this video in official training materials on powertrain electrification. So if you’re here from the FAA, sorry for the bad jokes.

Too heavy for jets.

Haloo, what is the reason why the upper body of the plane can be infused with solar cells so it can add solar energy when flying during the day??

I wish the U.S. Government would just release the Alien antigravity technology they (we) have, just a random thought 💭

I think they're coming and I'm looking forward to it.

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They can make the props recharge the batteries, during downwind and never run out of power. They'd merely conserve and regenerate power in coasts, throughout flight.

You know its not telling you how much fossil fuel is burned to charge those dangerous lithium batteries, that have been known to spontaneously combust with no warning, and dose extreme amount of damage before it can be put out. Also, even thought the batteries have thought to be put out, can re-combust days later. If a fire happens in the air, everyone on the plane would be gone way before the plane lands, because it just keeps getting hotter and hotter ass it burns.

I think the flight plan could be different in interesting ways. Draining the charge from a plane battery should change the landing weight that much. The definition of emergency should change. Choosing diversion places will still be necessary. But maybe air traffic control has to get these guys on the ground before there's zero charge left. Not sure how passengers or freight get aboard. Tesla has charging stations everywhere you go. Instead of dragging out liquid fuel hoses, you drag out an electric cord? The GA version may pioneer use and identify issues, since GA always has numerous issues with lower skill levels.

I know how to make a practical electric passenger plane, but I’m not telling, haha.

Good video, I expected it to be just another Science video spam, but it is legit.

Can’t carbon Latis hold hydrogen atoms? Graphine or graphite? Diamond?

NASA studied how much we can be controlled by a limited range. Limited by time and space. Thanks. But all your so call benefits do not out weigh the one major benefit which is freedom. Electric grids can’t handle the charging. Unless your China producing two new coal plants a month. At least. So happy coal coughs as you electrically power your way in your 15 min village. Thanks but no

THE DAY AIRPLANE PRICES GO DOWN FOR REGULAR PEOPLE WILL BE THE DAY AVIATION WILL BECOME INTERESTING

Omg, too many puns. I couldn't watch it.

Solve the take off energy consumption and the power requirements will drop. Catapult assist and an up-sloped runway (ala aircraft carrier) comes to mind. A railgun also comes to mind. Once velocity is developed, energy consumption plateaus.

It sounds like bidens got to you if we had real money the oil selling countrys would love to sell us oil and we wouldnt have to fly batterys around crazy

If a motor fails on the x57 during cruise then it would be more catastrophic than if a motor failed on a single motor aircraft! Such a design flaw is unacceptable for commercial flight.

I really, really hate the idea of electric flights! I want the calming sound of the engines, and NOT every little noise all of the other passengers are making!

Um 50 Passagiere über den Atlantik zufliegen bräuchte man eine Maschine groß wie ein A380 nur um all die Akkus mit zu nehmen. Was für stuß😂🤣 schwachsinn

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un ultraligero no es un avion electrico 1º punto negativo para un dislike.

Oops, I didn't watch the entire video before posting my previous comment.

I know this may seem totally nieve and against the spirit of this video, but wouldn't a hybrid airplane be more realistic. A small fossil fuel generator in the body of the aircraft suppling electricity to power the engines?

Where are you going to find a charging station over the ocean?

Airplanes are the most efficient vehicles, they carry many people very fast, very far. Cars on the other hand are the least efficient. Trying to go after airplanes to convert them into electric is a bad idea, energy density of batteries are ridiculously low compared to hydrocarbons. This effort only can be explained as another cash grab from under educated wealthy investors.

never been in a plane

Not a concern for me. Ain't flying period. Glue / plastic / composite - fine for models / RV's / sport watercraft.
NOT fine for 40000 ft , y'all fly all U want. I'll foot, horse , drive , train , boat (prefer drive) take any where I want.

Another video for the dreamers. The whole world are waiting for one or more tech breakthrough in energy storage, for many applications. That is one reason why wind and solar power fell flat on their faces. Even if we get such break through next week, it will be another 2 decades before the infrastructures can be build. (3 decades for Calif.) Judging from the problems with electric cars, I do not expect to see an electric airliner in my lifetime. Right now, electric cars are most suitable for the very rich, to make a public statement on conservation.

Anything to do with the word efficient and electric planes is the most false mix of words to exist. Batteries themselves the size of tesla batteries create more waste that a single care would make in its entire lifetime. And planes need more than that to last the amount of time for engine powered planes can in their flight.

Now could they build a prop that once powered by a electric motor, could you turn that motion back into power, to add charge back into the battery?
Like you build and alternator inside as part of the motor, where you could could have a self powering system after you put in a say half charged battery?

“If they say 'It's impossible', remember it's impossible for them not for you.” - unsure.

No. Never

planes work well when they have a large surface area for lift. solar pannels work well when they have a large surface area for light.

Other than press releases, the wright aviation site has no news since November 2021... almost certainly no one will ever see an aircraft in operation from them... Their site reeks of vapor ware stock fraud...

Electric trains?
(Not battery trains, trains with catenary wires)

Lightbulb powered by solar panel + solar panel = infinite power

Holy crap - can we just get to the point? I don't need a history of airplanes or how they've connected my world. I KNOW this. I wasn't born yesterday. I don't need a sales job on why airplanes are important or how beautiful they are. I really don't. Just get to the point of why I clicked on this thing. Please

OK ok

We need to outlaw all private ICE planes, NOW. Those things are 1000 times worse then gas-powered leaf blowers.

Million times salute 👏🏾 🙏🏽 🙌

At this point I feel like if elon mentions something it is instantly set back by anywhere from a few years to decades. No longer as hopeful for electric planes.

Electric is NO good, I almost got ran over by some idiot on an electric bicycle.

That Rolls Royce EXCEL is one of the most beautiful aircraft ever created. Can't wait to maybe see one of those in the sky at some point in the future. If money were no object, that EXCEL would be the first thing on my list!

I'm trying to remember. Something about batteries on airplanes. Oh well, I forget. Wheeeee!

850.00 to fly from boston to ny

Different fuel for rockets , airplanes and research vassel , yatch in oceanography studies and oceanic exploration and colonize planets with domes studing vulnerability and seismic engineering .

Great engineering in NASA research for airplanes and flight , interesting two airplanes .