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It can be a very early step towards "self-flying" delivery network between major US cities. I wouldn't be surprised if in 15-20 years Amazon / Google / Uber /
by yurylifshits 11y ago
It can be a very early step towards "self-flying" delivery network between major US cities.
I wouldn't be surprised if in 15-20 years Amazon / Google / Uber / Elon Musk are operating a national fleet of electric self-flying cargo airplanes.
- TulliusCicero 11y agoIs that practical? Seems to me like the weight of the batteries required for long-distance flight would make this rather impractical.
- alex_anglin 11y agoI don't think that he/she was proposing that the planes be battery-powered. SpaceX certainly doesn't use batteries for fuel.
- meric 11y agoYeah, if planes aren't going to use jet fuel I wonder if hydrogen fuel cells would be more suitable than electrical batteries, and manufacture the hydrogen on the ground using electricity.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen-powered_aircraft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen-powered_aircraft