schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agoCATL battery successfully powers electric plane with 1,800-mile civil aircraft expectedelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareHildegarde@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoThe plane in the article is a 4 ton airplane, they mention plans to make an 8 ton commercial aircraft. The Learjet 31 is 4.4 tons. It seats 8 passengers. The Cessna CitationJet CJ3+ is right around 4 tons with a maximum of 9 passengers. The future 8 ton aircraft is around the size of the 10-ton Dash 8 Q200 with a maximum of 40 seats. There are commercial uses for aircraft this small, but these jets are significantly smaller than most commercial aircraft.
The plane in the article is a 4 ton airplane, they mention plans to make an 8 ton commercial aircraft.
The Learjet 31 is 4.4 tons. It seats 8 passengers. The Cessna CitationJet CJ3+ is right around 4 tons with a maximum of 9 passengers.
The future 8 ton aircraft is around the size of the 10-ton Dash 8 Q200 with a maximum of 40 seats.
There are commercial uses for aircraft this small, but these jets are significantly smaller than most commercial aircraft.