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Originally Posted by Tyler
Are any airplane manufacturers doing what the auto industry is, and looking to design passenger airplanes that don't run on jet fuel? Is it even safe to fly a plane on something like electricity?
Once fuel becomes insanely expensive, is the world just going to stop flying? This is something that's always kind of bothered me. Are we going to have to revert back to bullet trains for quick and expedient travel at some point?
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Boeing has worked on things, but its like batteries in cars, right now they are just too heavy.
You wouldnt just need to replicate the power that jet fuel provides, you would need to almost double the amount because as it burns fuel it takes less fuel to fly the plane.