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650 mile range may not be as much as it sounds like. I'm not a pilot but I know there are regulations for reserve fuel. So you need enough fuel (kWH in this ca
by ams6110 8y ago
650 mile range may not be as much as it sounds like. I'm not a pilot but I know there are regulations for reserve fuel.
So you need enough fuel (kWH in this case) for taxi, take off, the trip itself, divert to alternate airport, plus reserve for 30-45 minutes of holding, at least one missed approach/go-around, plus maybe more emergency reserve beyond that. It might add up to only 300-400 of practical travel range.
- Groxx 8y agoI have no idea if this actually covers it or not, but the website[1] claims "Range + IFR reserve: 650 miles". [1]: https://www.eviation.co/alice/ https://www.eviation.co/alice/
- nradov 8y ago650 miles is a wishing number with a full passenger load based on current battery technology. When the unexpected weight increases that impact every new aircraft design inevitably hit, that theoretical range will drop significantly.
- aidenn0 8y agoTurboprops are usually sub 2-hour flights; 400 miles would be 80 minutes, which covers most of the passenger flights a turboprop might do. Another question might be whether or not the range can be extended when there are no passengers; a turboprop can be loaded with extra fuel when only the plane needs to be moved; the beechcraft super king (10 pax turboprop) has nearly a 2000 mile range with no passengers. It was also slightly shady to specify the range in miles, when nautical miles are more typically used.