Elysian, a Dutch startup, aims to fly a plane containing 90 passengers over 800 km using 100% electric energy
Will Elysian’s E9X project lead to anything concrete? If we are to believe the Dutch start-up, yes. However, she would not be the first to break her teeth on an electric plane concept.
Where Elysian stands out from other electric aircraft concepts is in the ambition of their project. Creating an aircraft capable of moving 90 passengers over 800 km would be beyond all expectations. Today, the first concepts of electric aircraft do not move more than 3 people over very short distances.
A battery story
But the Elysian project is very concrete and the design of the plane is even communicated. In a video published by ABC News, we can see the plane which could see the light of day in 2033. It has two large wings, each equipped with four batteries. These batteries are used to turn propellers placed along the wings.
Batteries are at the center of electric aviation issues. If many companies have failed, the battery is the primary culprit. Their weight/power ratio is currently largely insufficient to allow large aircraft capable of carrying passengers to fly. In addition, recharging is at the heart of questions about the viability of the plane and its ability to make round trips. The startup team wants to achieve a cooldown of 45 minutes. A duration that seems impossible to achieve in the near and even medium term future.
Time will tell whether Elysian was right to concoct such an ambitious project. This may ultimately be what is needed to see a future for electric aviation.
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