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Post by PB on Oct 11, 2021 9:16:39 GMT
11/10/2021 This report from today's edition of AVweb... Bye eFlyer 800 Attracts European OrderRuss Niles October 11, 2021 "A European air taxi operator has put a deposit down on future orders of Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 800 to serve its short-hop scheduled service and on-demand flights. The King Air-sized twin is still on the drawing board and the FAA is still developing the regulatory structure for certification of electric aircraft but both companies see a major role for this kind of aircraft in short haul operations. “Air2E’s mission is to accelerate the transition to sustainable aviation and now with the eFlyer 800 we are another step closer to this aim.” Air2E CEO Norbert Werle said in a news release. “We intend to build an eFlyer 800 fleet for our AirTaxi service, which is already today the most economical individual flight solutions available.
The eFlyer 800 program was announced earlier this year and predicts a 320-knot maximum cruise speed, 35,000-foot ceiling and a 500 nautical mile range with IFR reserves at its normal cruise of about 280 knots. It will seat seven passengers and one or two pilots. Bye is claiming operating costs of 20 percent those of comparably sized turboprops".
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Post by rocky14 on Oct 18, 2021 11:16:46 GMT
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Post by PB on Oct 18, 2021 12:54:29 GMT
Thanks for the link Rocky14, much appreciated and pleasing that the concept of eVTOL is spreading amid developers and communities. I have long held a vision of how airfields such as Blackbushe could expand their value with the advent of tomorrow's technology, a technology continually growing in its possibilities. While Blackbushe would provide an excellent launch site for such aerial vehicles one's immediate visions sees the provision of rapid drone links being the perfect step from business jet to waiting eVTOL for a rapid movement to ultimate business destination? Airport Terminals with eVTOL pads on the roof are perhaps not beyond imagination? The future beckons.. PB
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