>>1170506what are sodium chloride batteries mr smarty pants?
>>1170507>Series hybrids are not reliant of regeneration for powerNEITHER ARE DIRECT DRIVE SYSTEMS?!?!? WHY WOULD YOU HAVE A TURBINE CREATE HOT AIR TO TURN AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR TO TURN AN ELECTRIC MOTOR,WHEN YOU COULD JUST USE THE HOT GASES TO DIRECTLY TURN A PROP AND ALSO PROVIDE THRUST THEMSELVES?!
LIKE I SAID, THEY ARE INTERESTING FOR DISTRIBUTED THRUST APPLICATIONS BUT EVEN SO IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGHING TEH COSTS!
BATTERIES ADD COST, HAZARDS, AND WEIGHT.. BATTERY POWERED SHORT HOPS ARE RETARDED AND WOULDN'T SAVE ANY MONEY. EVEN IF YOU USE TRADITIONAL PETROLEUM THE TOTAL CARBON OUTPUT WOULD PROBABLY BE LOWER BECAUSE BATTERIES USE PETROLEUM TO GET MADE WHEN YOU FACTOR IN TRANSPORTATION AND BUILDING OF THE FACTORY AND MINING AND ALL THAT.
BIOFUEL TRUMPS ALL.
In all seriousness I could imagine auxiliary electric props or something for stol situations but that's about it.
