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August 28th 03, 03:25 AM
(B2431) wrote in message >...
> >
> >"B2431" > wrote...
> >
> >>>>>Modern aircraft are electric.
> >>>
> >>>Do you wish to disagree, Jerry? Are you unaware of fly by wire automatated
> >>>aircraft?
> >>>
> >> Not to put too fine a point on this, but one would suppose an EE would know
> the
> >> difference between "electric" and "electronic."
> >
> >One would also think an EE would distinguish between electrically controlled
> >and
> >electrically powered aircraft/systems...
> >
>
> This is especially true when electrically powered aircraft have flown. There
> are also people experimenting with electric airplanes for GA. No batteries,
> just a fuel cell.
>
> Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

it is also alledged that an aircraft is in development that will be
powered by pure ****e. with fuel cell development by Tarver
Engineering (Techahapi).

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