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I was under the impression that compact 400 hp electric motors (Like in the Plaid Tesla) were available in large numbers. And hopefully, those would be higher r
by pbmonster 2y ago
I was under the impression that compact 400 hp electric motors (Like in the Plaid Tesla) were available in large numbers. And hopefully, those would be higher reliably at much lower maintenance when compared to a turboprop or a turbojet.
And even then, having 4 should be plenty of redundancy.
- Retric 2y agoTesla engines don’t fit inside a thin wing. Form factor is a huge deal for aerodynamics.
- serf 2y agoit's unlikely that HP is the main thing at play here; an electric motor for a plane would need to be wound or gear-reduced to a point of kV efficiency that fits within a plane's necessities. a 400hp tesla motor is presumably built and wound to be efficient for a car. this isn't that, simply put.