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Battery-powered 737's eh? While it's a nice dream, electric motors are way behind on power to weight ratio, thanks to batteries. We might get there someday, but
by sliverstorm 11y ago
Battery-powered 737's eh? While it's a nice dream, electric motors are way behind on power to weight ratio, thanks to batteries. We might get there someday, but we would need several stacking 10x improvements in battery tech, and who knows if they exist.
There are still a lot of places where very high power to weight ratio of combustion engines is extremely important.
- sologoub 11y agoHow's 737 a small application? I'm talking cars, bikes and the like... EDIT: Also, a 737 does not use the type of engine described here, unless you want them to move back to prop design.
- sliverstorm 11y agoshrug Jet engines count as combustion research But my apologies, I did miss the "small application" part.
- sologoub 11y agoSure, jets burn fuel, so in that they count. However, the article is talking about a very specific application with opposing pistons and compression-based ignition. This is similar to how a traditional diesel works. It's definitely useful to burn less fuel, but still.