Their unique towing approach can be a game-changer in sub-regional travel.
has developed a unique approach to electric airplanes that could revolutionize the future of zero-emission flights.
Today’s battery technology is still not powerful enough to make practical zero-emission flights a reality, leaving clean-energy innovators with two incomplete options: flying a plane full of batteries or one full of people – but not both. Magpie Aviation believes it has found a solution by towing planes together, which could extend the rear plane’s range by hundreds of miles.. However, applying it to the world of green transportation is a new concept.
The lead plane would take on the bulk of the traction, and when its battery is depleted, it could hand off towing duties to another electric towing aircraft to extend the rear plane’s range. Magpie CEOexplains, “You get towed until you’ve depleted down to your reserve in the lead aircraft, and then you swap in another tow aircraft.” Magpie has already conducted successful small-scale tests using a synthetic fiber rope around 330 ft.
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