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Orkney Islands Flight May Go Electric

posted by Fnord666 on Saturday October 20 2018, @08:31AM   Printer-friendly
from the could-almost-use-a-magnetic-rail-for-launch dept.

MostCynical writes:

The BBC are reporting that the Scottish airline Loganair's flights between Westray and Papa Westray, two islands in the Orkneys off the British coast, could be scheduled with electric planes.

The airline is working with experts in the hope of making the electric service a reality by 2021.

Loganair said the Islander aircraft it uses could be modified rather than developing a model from scratch.

It takes about two minutes - including taxiing - to complete the 1.7 mile Westray / Papa Westray leg flight, which is about the same length as the runway at Edinburgh Airport.

The record is 53 seconds.

Cranfield Aerospace are working on the project.

There is also a ferry between the islands, and there have been discussions about a bridge

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @03:10PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @03:10PM (#751405)

    that my first thought after reading that the average flight time was minutes thought that the ferry was probably quicker because you could skip security?

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  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @09:28PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @09:28PM (#751479)

    It says you are American. If you were Canadian, your first thought would be "that flight time is too short to finish a joint, man". If you were a Saudi journalist, your first though would be "why does applying for a marriage license involve getting your fingers cut off".

  • (Score: 2) by kazzie on Sunday October 21 2018, @04:31AM

    by kazzie (5309) Subscriber Badge on Sunday October 21 2018, @04:31AM (#751562)

    I've not been to the Orkneys, but when flying from the Irish mainland to Inis Mór (~2 minute flight) check-in involved little if any security theater; the emphasis was on weighing luggage and passengers(!) to ensure the plane would not be overloaded.