The largest electric aircraft just flew [video]

Post by rbanffy » Thu, Sep 03, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC

RajT88 wrote: post #62

jillesvangurp wrote: post #53

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I live in Germany. 500 miles is more than essentially all domestic flights in Germany. Two hours driving by car from Berlin gets you nowhere all that interesting. You'd probably spend close to an hour just getting out of the city. Two hours might get you as far as Magdeburg or Dresden when traffic is mild. Good luck with that on a busy weekday. Dresden would be about 200km. Magdeburg is a bit closer to 160km. And muc…

runako was making a joke about someone's grueling drive of 500 miles in 2 hours. ...Which would mean you're driving at 250mph.

Post by patapong » Thu, Sep 03, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC

ajross wrote: post #10

runako wrote: post #7

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> 500 miles with hybrid system > the grueling two hour drives What country are you in, and perhaps more importantly, what roads are you driving on?

To repeat: the market is filled with fuel-driven turboprops. This only wins if it's better, and it's only better if it's cheaper. Is it cheaper? If it's cheaper they should say, and not spend time talking about "all electric" range in a regime that doesn't want aircraft at all. And sure, there are places in the world that don't have limited access highways. But the 125 mile range is already served very well by piston…

Post by Waterluvian » Thu, Sep 03, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC

infotainment wrote: post #81

QuantumNoodle wrote: post #32

These kind of startup excite me. More so than the "next killer app" or "look what we shoved AI into." Cheap electric transportation can finally offset USA's lacking rail commutes and attack Europe's short flight market (which is already cheap). Now we need bigger planes or more frequent planes and the next startup to solve the energy needs.

> Cheap electric transportation can finally offset USA's lacking rail commutes I'm not sure how building an electric aircraft would help with this. Are people going to suddenly switch to commuting by plane? Fixing America's commute problem is primarily an urban planning one (ie, putting all the homes nowhere near anything) and not an insufficient-electric-aircraft one.

Post by yndoendo » Thu, Sep 03, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC

alberth wrote: post #83

Is this EV or Hybrid? The founder seems to sneak in the word "hybrid", around 1m30 mark in the video below. https://youtu.be/nM86DBOqgPM?si=5unXLmPxk6M_kmuN&t=86 Note: not being negative, I just want to ensure I understand correctly since the title might imply something else. Update: confirmed, it does use aviation fuel. > "The airplane will also include a reserve-hybrid configuration, consisting of two turbo generat…

Post by apt-apt-apt-apt » Thu, Sep 03, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC

subpixel wrote: post #64

I'm not sure I get the 'appreciating asset' point he makes in the video. How will the plane perform better in 10 years? Cool stuff regardless!