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on Friday March 24 2017, @03:57AM
from the solar-cells+dirigible+batteries+propellers dept.
from the solar-cells+dirigible+batteries+propellers dept.
A new start-up says it intends to offer an electric-powered commercial flight from London to Paris in 10 years.
Its plane, yet to go into development, would carry 150 people on journeys of less than 300 miles.
Wright Electric said by removing the need for jet fuel, the price of travel could drop dramatically.
British low-cost airline Easyjet has expressed its interest in the technology.
"Easyjet has had discussions with Wright Electric and is actively providing an airline operator's perspective on the development of this exciting technology," the airline told the BBC.
Vaporware, but the expression of intent is interesting.
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Hacking's just another word for nothing left to kludge.
(Score: 1) by DoctorVoodoo on Friday March 24 2017, @04:47AM (3 children)
I reckon it would take a strong swimmer/walker 5-6 days. But train is quicker.
I could live with 10 days to moon. But I'd be wanting Uranus, if not interstellar, for 10 year journey.
(Score: 1) by tftp on Friday March 24 2017, @05:13AM (1 child)
I wouldn't want a 10 year journey anywhere - unless I get to live at least 1 million years. There is [realistically] nothing on the other end that is worth 10 years of life to me.
(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Friday March 24 2017, @07:12AM
One million? I'd take a one-year journey already if in return I'd get one hundred extra years of life. That would most probably more than double my total lifetime; one year of travel wouldn't be too much of a price for that, don't you think?
Indeed, I'm not sure that living a million years would be desirable. Probably you'd end up spending most of your life in isolation, as the rest of humanity is either already extinct, or evolved to a higher form that won't be interested in sharing their time with such a primitive life form as you are in their eyes.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 24 2017, @05:44PM
Sorry, Dr. Voodoo, but I don't go in for these backdoor shenanigans. Sure, I'm flattered, maybe even a little curious, but the answer is no!