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Or we will have to travel less or more slowly using solar zeppelins. Or battery powered plains with in the air charging using microwaved renewable battery. Or
by freemint 4y ago
Or we will have to travel less or more slowly using solar zeppelins.
Or battery powered plains with in the air charging using microwaved renewable battery.
Or we need better batteries the necessary energy densities are hypothetically possible with a theoretical limit of 2,700 Wh/kg of Li-S https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsenergylett.9b02574 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsenergylett.9b02574 . Chnages to mission profile with Aerotowing for take-off might also help a lot.
- clouddrover 4y agoIt's not "or", it's "and". You can pootle along in the zeppelin. I'll take the jet.
- Gud 4y agoThe olden zeppelins hardly “pootled” though. They were doing 120kmh at cruise speed. Im sure with modern technology you could up those numbers to 200kmh+. Considering how bad flying is for the environment, I would gladly make the trade to arrive a bit later for a more comfortable, environmentally friendly ride. This coming from someone who flies 20+ times a year.
- clouddrover 4y agoHere is the modern technology: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/airlander-10-air-nostrum/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/airlander-10-air-nost... https://www.aerospacetestinginternational.com/news/electric-hybrid/airship-firm-lta-research-scaling-up-for-first-flight.html https://www.aerospacetestinginternational.com/news/electric-... See how you feel about it when crossing the pacific.
- freemint 4y agoWe will se whether my generation let you take a jet at all.
- clouddrover 4y agoWhat a truly bizarre thing to say.