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Landings are mostly idle power until they lower landing gears in the last few miles; Take-off with fuel load is the most demanding leg and also the hardest to e
by zeusk 9y ago
Landings are mostly idle power until they lower landing gears in the last few miles; Take-off with fuel load is the most demanding leg and also the hardest to electrify.
- whitepoplar 9y ago...until they're not (e.g. failed landing, go-around)
- zeusk 9y agoYes, my point being - there is no gain in electrifying that part and more risk in cases you mentioned.
- ubernostrum 9y agoIt's also worth noting that the range of an airliner depends heavily on the fact that it becomes lighter en route through burning fuel. At takeoff, nearly half the mass of the aircraft can be fuel. Batteries don't provide that kind of mass reduction as they discharge, which means long-range flight using only batteries as a power source is rather unlikely.