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sbspalding · 1 year ago

(moved from other thread)

versicherungen - Its really a amazing.i want to watch this.

slippers · 1 year ago

wow..
interesting!
great invention to helps reduce the polution done by gas using engine.

Meh-heM · 1 year ago

I was thinking about this the other day, but I was thinking commercial flights, not personal. US airline companies are having financial problems and now the price of gas is probably about to do them in. They are currently nickle and diming customers to death to stay afloat. I wondered if there was any technology that could replace the current engines.

Could you fly a 747 with hydrogen/fuel cells? No Hindenburg jokes, please.

Would solar or hybrid engines have too much weight because of batteries?

I know they're hopeful about commercial flights...but I just seem...doubtful.

kat · 1 year ago

lithium batteries? They are prone to fire... <insert hindenburg jokes>

Francesco · 1 year ago

It’s a nice innovation to design such planes at the time when we really need them. We are on the crust where the fuel is going to deplete very soon. In such case the innovation will be very helpful.

Shaggy Bag · 1 year ago

This is really cool. We are sure well on our way to using renewable resources for just about everything.

Top Rated · 1 year ago

It's encouraging to see all the green innovations coming out these days. Even a plane that partially uses solar would be a big improvement. Given all that wing space for panels, being closer to the sun, and flying above the clouds, solar powered planes make perfect sense.