Anonymous at Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:42:43 UTC No. 16476666

>>16476647
There's two ways this could happen as far as I'm aware (both are a long shot).

We'd need to either:
a) Discover new mechanisms of electrically driven propulsion that are orders of magnitude more efficient in terms of J (mechanical work)/J (energy used)
b) Discover new mechanisms of electrical energy storage that are orders of magnitude more dense in terms of J (electrical energy)/kg (battery material).

Without either of these things, electrical passenger aircraft is basically dead in the water except for super short range recreational craft. If you need 3 tons additional weight for your batteries and can only go 1/3rd the distance of a combustion turbine based airliner, you're going to have troubles.

Anonymous at Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:15:52 UTC No. 16476845

>>16476647
Almost, if you charge the batteries with turbine engines.

Anonymous at Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:44:12 UTC No. 16476899

>>16476647
Don't think so but why not use some biofuel instead? Current energy storage is so hard to produce in a eco friendly sense that traditional methods sound better so why bother in the first place?

Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 01:50:50 UTC No. 16477350

>>16476647
the bad part about electric planes is that they weigh the same at takeoff as they do when they arrive at their destination and used up most of the fuel, so not very efficient.

Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 06:51:22 UTC No. 16477554

>>16477350
Same with cars?

Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 07:44:53 UTC No. 16477575

>>16477350
just drop spent batteries

Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 09:23:48 UTC No. 16477635

>>16476647
It's a not very secret secret that Boeing is going to be split, with the aviation portion being merged in with the newly minted GE Aerospace. If electric aircraft engines are economically viable (not just greenwash), this merger should help make it happen as both the engine and the aircraft will be designed by the same company, though for competitive reasons, probably different divisions.

Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 11:44:09 UTC No. 16477703

>>16476647
>Assuming the energy storage issue is solved
Might as well assume zero air resistance and antigravity if you go full soft scifi

Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 12:18:53 UTC No. 16477719

>>16476647
No, electricity is just too hard to store. Easier to just make liquid fuels with solar.

Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:34:52 UTC No. 16477765

>>16476647
>the energy storage issue

Not an issue at all, since the Ether contains unfathomable amounts of energy. You need implosion-based, point source tech to access and harness its potential though. Every scientist and inventor who tried doing it got whacked in the past by TPTB

Anonymous at Sun, 17 Nov 2024 05:45:04 UTC No. 16478624

The reason planes don't go faster is because there would be sonic booms if they went any faster which would piss too many people off. An electric plane wouldn't change that, they would have to develop planes to have different aerodynamic properties.

Anonymous at Sun, 17 Nov 2024 06:07:29 UTC No. 16478638

>>16476647
Electric motors aint gonna cut it but i don't see any reason why beam powered rocket engines couldn't work inside the atmosphere.
Theys fully electric.

>>16476899
>>16477719
Based synthfuel chads.

>>16477765
Based schizo chad