AirNZ's new electric plane
Dec 7, 2023, 2:36 pm
#16
Join Date: Jan 2012
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[QUOTE=Thai-Kiwi;35800701]It’s a trial / proof of concept. Very likely there were those that doubted the usefulness of the Wright brothers’ efforts back in the day.
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Dec 7, 2023, 3:13 pm
#17
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: South
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There is nothing in the New Zealand regulations (as yet) on electric aircraft. This proof of concept project also means the regulator has to get a move on so when/if the technology is scalable, you have a framework for operation already in place.
Dec 8, 2023, 6:39 pm
#18
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Frensham, Lincolnshire
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NZ will definitely *use* it as that on the marketing side, but as others said, it's useful for learning what/how so they can plan for the future. That said, NZ has an godawful record viz institutional learning, so I'm not convinced they will actually get anything of much use out of this *other* than the marketing ops.