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Electric engines may be much more reliable than kerosene engines.
by thriftwy 4y ago
Electric engines may be much more reliable than kerosene engines.
- Toutouxc 4y agoThis is more about day to day operations than emergencies. For an electric plane, your MTOW (max takeoff weight) is equal to your MLW (max landing weight). An ICE plane can take off with "bonus" fuel that it can't land with for structural reasons, while an electric plane can't.
- pcurve 4y agoI would hope so, considering this is what it looks like inside. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Trent_1000#/media/File:Trent_1000_GoodwinHall_VirginiaTech.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Trent_1000#/media/... But. Turbine engine is actually very reliable and doesn't need overhaul for 20,000 flight hours.
- thriftwy 4y agoThe problem here is single-engine planes losing engine on takeoff. Would be almost non-issue with electrics.