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Indeed. Also, the old system apparently "needs thousands of volts of electricity," which is too much for airplanes, despite them heating food with microwave ove
by gsliepen 5y ago
Indeed. Also, the old system apparently "needs thousands of volts of electricity," which is too much for airplanes, despite them heating food with microwave ovens which typically use > 10 kV to drive the klystrons that generate the microwaves.
- pixl97 5y agoI'm guessing they turn off the microwave when things go bad, like engines going offline and reducing total power generation to the aircraft.
- tialaramex 5y agoTo be fair the "thousands of volts of electricity" nonsense is in their own press release not just this fluffy article. It's really hard to get the people writing for a lay audience to actually understand the difference between "Simpler for lay people to understand" and "Simply wrong". This is sort-of fine if you're making a Hollywood movie, but it makes serious research look pretty stupid. Unfortunately the rare person who understands and knows how to communicate this stuff to lay people is probably more valuable as a lecturer or in some management role than writing press releases :/