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Dash 7 knocks up Donier

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2022 3:37 am
by Scudrunner
https://simpleflying.com/sas-air-canada ... ne-orders/

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The ES-30 is a 30-seat regional aircraft designed to run on a combination of batteries and reserve hybrid turbogenerators capable of using 100% SAF. On all electric power, it can fly for 200 km (125 miles) with current battery technology. Using hybrid power, this extends to 400 km (250 miles), and in a low-density configuration, it is proposed to be capable of reaching up to 800 km (500 miles).
I figure something like this will be the first really commercially viable "electric airplane" You can't do it on battery alone, always thought have a turbine charging batteries or supplying power to some electric fans would be the way to go....

Can't wait for the drones at TC to want to please the dear leader pressing them to certify this quickly for a selfie.

Re: Dash 7 knocks up Donier

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 5:53 pm
by Slick Goodlin
I’ve had so many pilot friends and anti-battery friends get their panties in a bunch over this thing but let’s be honest, it’s just PR.

Re: Dash 7 knocks up Donier

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 7:21 pm
by Scudrunner
Slick Goodlin wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 5:53 pm I’ve had so many pilot friends and anti-battery friends get their panties in a bunch over this thing but let’s be honest, it’s just PR.

Agreed these probably will never fly or get past the prototype phase.