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Some markets are viable - even well suited - for electrically propelled planes. Norway is sparsely populated and it has been a strategy for decades to have sma
by lb1lf 7y ago
Some markets are viable - even well suited - for electrically propelled planes.
Norway is sparsely populated and it has been a strategy for decades to have small airports everywhere out in the boonies.
Most flights are operated by twin-engined turboprops seating 20-80 passengers, in part doing short flights between islands in the north - an excellent use case for electrical planes.
The big question is whether one can recharge them fast enough - by swapping battery packs if need be. No airline is interested in replacing 50 turboprops with 100 electro planes to serve the same routes.