![]() ![]() But that also means the new electric engine is replacing a 9-cylinder, 450 HP engine made in the 1960s. Harbour’s website lists the horsepower of its other DHC-2 Beavers as 450 HP, which is the same as the original engine-it’s possible these well-maintained original engines have never needed to be replaced. And businesses will be able to afford to choose direct, on-demand air transport for delivering or ordering goods.The DHC-2 Beaver was designed as a short takeoff and landing (STOL) airplane, and now it’s been retrofitted with an electric engine. ![]() Everyday people will be able to afford to charter such an aircraft regularly for an on-demand electric aircraft transport option. “4 to 6 seat aircraft charters for routes of 20-400km will radically reduce in cost. The lifetime service and maintenance costs are less than half,” he says. “The day-to-day operating costs of an electric aircraft are around 1/10th of an equivalent combustion aircraft. ![]() Maintenance and servicing is also far cheaper. The comparable electric aircraft, the Pipistrel Electro, consumes around $6 of electrical energy per hour of flight,” he says. “A Lycoming engine Cessna 152 consumes about $50-$60 of fuel per hour of flight. ” he said.Īside from the health benefits of electric planes, like electric vehicles, they are much cheaper to run and maintain.Įllis says that compared to Cessna 150 and 152 aircraft, a similar training size plane, the Pipistrel Velis Electro is super cheap to run. ![]() Skin Irritation, drowsiness, dizziness, developmental delays, neurological changes and irritability. “ The toxic effects to humans of 100LL Aviation fuel include damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure from inhalation. Source Electron Aerospace Pilots and frequent flyers exposed to toxic AVGASĮllis says that pilots who fly regular planes are exposed to an enormous amount of toxic aviation fuel over their lifetimes,” he said And the aircraft will be electric.” he said. “In just a few short years, you’ll be booking a private chartered aircraft from an app on your phone, to fly up to 700km away, for a cost similar to present-day commercial air ticket prices. Source PipistrelĮllis says that electric aircraft are developing quickly.ĭutch company Electron Aerospace is currently developing an all-electric 5-seater model which will do 500km with a 500kg payload or up to 750km with a lighter payload.Įllis can see the passenger aviation industry moving towards a model of smaller electric planes but offering more flights and a more “point-to-point” network rather than large planes that only operate at large airports. Ellis says the plane gets around an hour of flying time which gives instructors around 50 mins of training time with each flight. The plane has a 57.6 kW electric motor and has a fully carbon composite body. Made in Slovenia, the 2-seater Pipistrel Velis Electro is the first ever fully electric plane to be certified for pilot training. He says the instructors are impressed with the electric plane. “By day two everyone has been saying this thing is amazing!” Ellis tells The Driven.Įllis says that the Cloud Dancer pilot school in Jandakot WA has also been using one of FlyOneE’s three Velis Electro’s for training pilots and has already done over 200 hours of training with the electric plane. Korum Ellis is the founder of FlyOneE and this week has been at the Lillydale Flying School in Victoria, introducing flying instructors to an electric plane, one of his company’s all-electric Pipistrel Velis Electro 2-seater planes. ![]()
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