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I thought these were in use at flight schools already. With spare batteries being charged on the ground. Perhaps you can't practice quite everything, but as a c
by iguy 7y ago
I thought these were in use at flight schools already. With spare batteries being charged on the ground. Perhaps you can't practice quite everything, but as a cheaper way for people to get some of the hours it sounds great.
- VBprogrammer 7y agoI had a bit of a look, I found one flight school that had committed to buying some electric aircraft and had apparently trialed them before. No real indication of how it works practically. Bearing in mind that a Tesla battery pack weighs 500kg (1200lb) or so. Changing them over wouldn't be a simple operation.
- iguy 7y agoLooks like this is what I was remembering: https://www.pipistrel-aircraft.com/locations/#tab-id-2 https://www.pipistrel-aircraft.com/locations/#tab-id-2 https://www.dw.com/en/electric-flight-finds-its-wings-at-slovenian-startup-with-lightweight-alpha-electro/a-18610096 https://www.dw.com/en/electric-flight-finds-its-wings-at-slo... They have electric planes, and they have flight schools, but whether the two actually intersect or not isn't immediately clear.