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Ok, so it isn't related to electric cars, but it's for airborne EVs, and face it, there isn't much else to talk about these days while we're waiting for Nissan or anybody else to come out with an affordable EV that's worth a damn.

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It seems like this kind of thing could pave the way for novel efficient aircraft designs. I'm picturing a four prop plane where two are turboprops and the other two are these jobs that are only used on takeoff and climb, then feathered at cruise. Or maybe all the props are on electric motors powered by microturbines, if there's any way that could be more efficient than driving the props through reduction gears.
 
LTLFTcomposite said:
Ok, so it isn't related to electric cars, but it's for airborne EVs, and face it, there isn't much else to talk about these days while we're waiting for Nissan or anybody else to come out with an affordable EV that's worth a damn. <snip>
Yeah, we're all in 'Waiting for Godot' mode, for the new Volt or something else worth discussing. The EV sites/blogs have to fill up space with endless EV motorcycle articles and Tesla drag racing videos.
 
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