
A Better Motor Is the First Step Towards Electric Planes
A Better Motor Is the First Step Towards Electric Planes
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September 27, 20185m 42s
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Show Notes
In a white and grey laboratory, where neat runs of orange cables on the walls provide a relief of color, a three-bladed propeller spins on the front of a Cessna “Iron Bird” test frame. It’s eerily quiet, free of the buzz you expect from a propeller-propelled aircraft. Just the whoosh of air, like a ceiling fan spinning at full speed.
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