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This Electric Motor 2 in 1, Designed for Supersonic Aircraft, Is a Hybrid that Is Automatically Reconfigured According to the Flight Phase - Hybrids and Electrics
The use of electric motors in aviation presents a problem associated with the current limitations of energy technology and aeronautical integration. The main obstacle is the energy density of batteries, much lower than that of fossil fuels: while kerosene stores an enormous amount of energy per kilogram, batteries severely penalize the total weight of the aircraft, reducing reach and payload. Added to this is thermal management, since high-power…
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The use of electric motors in aviation presents a problem associated with the current limitations of energy technology and aeronautical integration. The main obstacle is the energy density of batteries, much lower than that of fossil fuels: while kerosene stores an enormous amount of energy per kilogram, batteries severely penalize the total weight of the aircraft, reducing reach and payload. Added to this is thermal management, since high-power…