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    First commercial electric aircraft

    Just a start, but interesting.

    World's first fully electric commercial aircraft takes flight in Canada

    World's first fully electric commercial aircraft takes flight in Canada | World news | The Guardian

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    Not keen to test that at the moment!

    Lithium power is everything and then nothing. Not a gradual reduction in power.

    Wouldn’t want to be in an aircraft that goes from power to dead!

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    I thought they were flying/going to fly an electric plane to Rottnest Is. MAybe that doesn't count as commercial as I think it was for sightseeing/tourists?

    Found the link, Australia's first electric passenger plane takes to the skies of Perth, with Rottnest in its sights - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    Not keen to test that at the moment!

    Lithium power is everything and then nothing. Not a gradual reduction in power.

    Wouldn’t want to be in an aircraft that goes from power to dead!
    At least it would be power to GLIDE....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    Not keen to test that at the moment!

    Lithium power is everything and then nothing. Not a gradual reduction in power.

    Wouldn’t want to be in an aircraft that goes from power to dead!
    Been there, done that, and it didn't take lithium power - all it took was a dropped valve.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cjc_td5 View Post
    At least it would be power to GLIDE....
    Small aircraft maybe. Some of the Big buggers don’t fair so well.

    And glide is all good and well if there’s somewhere lower to go!

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    I don't suppose regen would work if you feather the prop !

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    Quote Originally Posted by goingbush View Post
    I don't suppose regen would work if you feather the prop !
    That's an interesting concept if you could feather the blades far enough for wind speed to drive the props. I should imagine the glide angle would have to pretty steep though to get much return!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    Small aircraft maybe. Some of the Big buggers don’t fair so well.

    And glide is all good and well if there’s somewhere lower to go!
    Didn't QF38 mostly glide most of the way from its engine failure point back to Singapore?
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    Quote Originally Posted by cjc_td5 View Post
    Didn't QF38 mostly glide most of the way from its engine failure point back to Singapore?
    No, it had one engine still working.

    But Speedbird 9, after it lost all four engines over Bali in 1982 was estimated to have a gliding range of 91nm and a glide ratio of 15:1.

    Jet aircraft have a rather good glide ratio.
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