Airline-backed venture aims to develop a hybrid-electric commercial aircraft.
  • Deebster@infosec.pubEnglish
    241·
    11 days ago

    I’m guessing it mostly flew in circles, since it’s a test flight that happened “at Plattsburgh International Airport” instead of between two locations. 27 minute flight, whatever that’s worth.

    • Zarobi@aussie.zoneEnglish
      18·
      11 days ago

      $10 an hour still seems really good though right? I’m not sure how much Airlines pay currently for fuel though.

      Only article I could find was this: https://flyinginsight.com/2026/02/14/how-much-does-it-cost-to-fuel-an-airplane/

      On average, a 737 or A320 consumes between 2,500 and 3,000 litres of fuel per hour

      Take a typical two-hour flight, such as Amsterdam to Barcelona. The total fuel burn would be approximately 5,500 litres. At a reference price of $0.59 per litre, that translates to around $3,200 in fuel costs.

      So that’s $10 an hour down from $1600 an hour? Seems decent.

      • mierdabird@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        19·
        11 days ago

        The X1 demonstrator is more comparable in weight and power to an EMB 120 Brasilia, a 30-seat turboprop. Forum chatter seems to indicate those burn around 1000 lbs per hour, or $335/hr in fuel using the $0.59/liter price you mentioned.

        Dropping down to $10 is still pretty decent lol

      • Thorry@feddit.orgEnglish
        71·
        11 days ago

        Yeah except this is a tiny little plane and a 737 is huge. So those comparisons don’t make much sense.