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That doesn't sound like an airline I would care to fly! During takeoff a 747 consumes power at a rate of about 90MW. Having something outside the plane, whethe
by me_again 2y ago
That doesn't sound like an airline I would care to fly!
During takeoff a 747 consumes power at a rate of about 90MW. Having something outside the plane, whether in orbit or ground-based, pumping that much power into the plane while I'm in it, sounds quite alarming. Not to mention issues with aiming, power loss, etc.
To power a plane with renewable sources, it seems most practical to generate power on the ground and use that to produce synthetic fuel.