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Indeed. The eFlyer 800 by Bye Aerospace, 925km range (at max payload) at over 320mph cruise, would be faster than the 200mph Cali HSR project that would’ve been
by Robotbeat 5y ago
Indeed. The eFlyer 800 by Bye Aerospace, 925km range (at max payload) at over 320mph cruise, would be faster than the 200mph Cali HSR project that would’ve been at most 850km in phase 1 (and that would’ve been multiple hops most likely).
https://byeaerospace.com/electric-airplane/ https://byeaerospace.com/electric-airplane/
(They hope to certify it by 2025, but it’s going to be a tough road to get there.)
- thedrbrian 5y agoSo you’re saying we replace 1 737 or A320 with 30 eflyer 800s?
- Robotbeat 5y agoYes. The capital cost is only slightly higher for 30 eFlyer 800s vs 1 new 737, but the operating cost is much lower. eFlyers are more flexible as they can operate at small rural and suburban airports that wouldn't be economically viable with large aircraft, and this also enables much less time spent in airport terminals as smaller airports are MUCH faster to get through compared to large airports like LAX. We're talking like 15 minutes vs an hour.