Electrically Powered Ultralight Aircraft Morgans wrote:
> "Phil" <pjacobsma@> wrote
>
>>IF these can be made practical, they sound ideal for use in an
>>airplane. They are light, and they can be shaped in just about any
>>way to fit inside the airframe. Suppose they were integrated into the
>>airframe and wings such that a large percentage of the airplane
>>consisted of battery. It might be possible to get enough capacity
>>there for a practical general aviation electric plane.
>>
>
> I can see the headlines, now.
>
> Plane (or car) crashes, and the car's structure electrocutes the occupants.
> <g>
LOL!
These paper batterise are light because they are so small.
By the time they make a battery will a few megawatts capacity, it's NOT
going to be all that light.
Lighter than Lead/Acid? Probably.
But light enough to fly? It might be a while... |