Electric Jet Coming in 2022
Fabrizio Poli
Entrepreneur, Aviation Advisor, Airline Transport Pilot, Pilot Coaching-Mentoring, Aircraft Buyer & Leasing, Futurist, Speaker & Author.
It looks like the electric jet may be with us sooner that what we think so Fast Company and others say talking about Zunum—a Seattle-based start-up recently out of stealth mode, and backed up by Boeing and JetBlue—is gunning for hybrid-electric passenger flights as early as 2022, and 100% battery electric flights to follow shortly after that.
Zunum is focusing on the development of small, nimble jets with between 10 and 50 seats that are capable of utilizing America's network of regional airports to service point-to-point trips of 700 miles and less, slashing journey times in half and offering competitive pricing of somewhere around 8 cents per passenger mile. The model, they say, is capable of delivering an 80% cut in emissions on regional air travel.
In the meantime Boeing is purchasing Aurora Flight Sciences. This company's expertise lies in robotic co-pilots and autonomous drones, however it is also developing electric propulsion systems, including an electric vertical take-off aircraft.
The important trend to notice is a sudden surge of interest in hybrid and even fully electric passenger travel as battery prices start dropping to a point that makes such travel commercially viable.
Fabrizio Poli is an independant aviation consultant specialized in aircraft sales. He is also an accomplished Airline Transport Pilot having flown both private Jets and for the airlines. Fabrizio is also a bestselling author and inspirational speaker & has been featured on Russia Today (RT), TRT World, Social Media Examiner, Bloomberg, Channel 5, Chicago Tribune, Daily Telegraph, City Wealth Magazine, Billionaire.com, Wealth X, Financial Times, El Financiero and many other Media offering insight on the aviation world. Fabrizio is also regularly featured as an Aviation Analyst on Russia Today (RT) and TRT World. Fabrizio is also aviation special correspondent for luxury magazine, Most Fabullous Magazine. Fabrizio is also considered one of the world's top 30 experts in using Linkedin for business. You can tune in weekly to Fabrizio's business Podcast Living Outside the Cube available both in video & audio. You can also follow Fabrizio's aviation videos on Biz Jet TV . Fabrizio's latest book "Health4Flyers", the first natural-health book for pilots, flights attendants and frequent flyers is now available worldwide.
As a pilot, I'm highly skeptical of these claims. The total lack of technical details only supports my skepticism. We are far away from having battery power light enough for small jet aviation. I've seen these dreams before and a range of 150 miles which is pointless on a jet. I wish you the best though but this is an investor cash grab to try and make this a reality.
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7 年Figure out the way and means to counter gravitational field energy, and all you have to do is deal with is atmospheric conditions (drag) based on whatever brick you're shoving down the road. How about the research on that gorilla in the living room huh????