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Days of piston I.C. powered planes are numbered
« on: July 02, 2017, 22:13:33 PM »
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-40458485/flying-in-an-electric-plane

Time to retire those heavy low compression engines for something lighter and far more efficient :)

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Re: Days of piston I.C. powered planes are numbered
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2017, 14:48:22 PM »
I think they did convert an Extra to electric.
Even did the first aerotowing with an electric full size plane...

The Future IS electric they say... And looks like they are more and more right!
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