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by asdfadsfgfdda
2136 days ago
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A PW150 turboshaft engine is ~5 kW/kg. Some electric motors are up to ~10 kW/kg. But, as an example, engines on a Q400 regional airliner are only ~5% of the total weight. Fuel is up to 15% of total weight. So the savings are not significant. Also, the batteries will likely require a cooling solution. This can be challenging (heavy) for high altitudes (where air is cold but very low density). Jet fuel requires no cooling. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-to-weight_ratio |
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