On Electric Aircraft

Ummm, the COPA article is not the message that Harbour Air and Magnix
have been putting out.

This is representative of the story they tell, indicating the prototype
is ready for certification:

https://www.flightglobal.com/airline...135711.article

And yes, there's lots of people not associated with aviation that are
being mislead by this.

-Dave





On 2/11/20 11:56 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
And who outside of the media did not understand that?

On 2/10/2020 3:28 PM, Eric Greenwell wrote:
kinsell wrote on 2/10/2020 7:59 AM:
On 2/10/20 8:43 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
A couple of very good perspectives HERE
https://www.avweb.com/features/reader-mail/top-letters-and-comments-february-7-2020/?MailingID=280&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_mediu m=email&utm_content=Bryant+Crash+Prelim%2C+Drone+C ertification+NPRM&utm_campaign=Bryant+Crash+Prelim %2C+Drone+Certification+NPRM-Monday+February+10%2C+2020.


Let the flames begin...
--
Dan, 5J

Yep.Â* Came across an article from COPA (Canadian Owners and Pilot's
Association) filling in some the the details of the Harbour Air
plane. It was so stuffed full of batteries there was hardly any
useful load left.Â* Which puts it more in the category of publicity
stunt than a serious attempt to develop an electric plane.Â* And of
course calling it the first all-electric commercial aircraft is
disingenuous in the extreme.


https://copanational.org/en/2019/12/...zQBJD3aCPb93FA

The article made clear it's _test_ plane, not prototype for the
commercial version. That version will use a different chemistry Li
battery that is significantly lighter.

"The flight was not in a commercial aircraft in the sense that it was
certified to carry passengers – it is a prototype used in the
certification process. As such, the flight was made for ‘proof of
concept’ purposes only."