On Sep 19, 6:31*pm, Jim Logajan wrote:
wrote:
Electric airplanes are not and will not be superior to ICE airplanes
at any altitude any time in the foreseeable future.

While I think Mark is starry eyed (at best,)

Heh.

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you are technically mistaken
in the above assertion because in fact electric airplanes (actually solar-
electric airplanes) hold some world records:

That's not technically. That's actually.

When the solar-electric "Helios" reached 96,863 ft in 2001 it set the
altitude record for highest altitude flown by non-rocket powered aircraft..
So electric (specifically solar-electric) is indeed superior for certain
applications.

I estimated 95,000ft.

Just not general aviation.

Just not general aviation today.

In 2055, you take off burning fossil fuel, "you go jail".

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Mark