Reply to post: Re: Electric planes?

Airbus and Rolls-Royce hit eject on hybrid-electric airliner testbed after E-Fan X project fails to get off the ground

Cynic_999

Re: Electric planes?

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The use case for electric fans on a plane is rather more obscure

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There are certainly advantages in mounting the heavy part of the power train in the fueselage rather than on the wings, and separating the power generator from the thrust convertor. Whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages is a matter for the engineers to assess.

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