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by mikeyouse
3977 days ago
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Just so people have a basis for his figures, Musk's calcs rely on 400wh/kg batteries and ~75% cell-mass fraction which he thinks will be sufficient for transcontinental flights. Another way to improve efficiency is be removing 'unneeded' components on the planes like tails, rudders, and elevators by just gimballing the electric fans for control. An article with a few embedded clips where he discusses his proposed VTOL supersonic electric plane: http://www.aviation.com/general-aviation/elon-musk-toying-de... |
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