Trex202 comments on The largest all-electric plane ever flew for 27 minutes, on $5 of electricity

[–] Trex202@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

How much fuel $ does it cost to fly a comparable gas plane for the same time?

[–] scibra122@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago

Some rough math based on https://www.aircraft-commerce.com/wp-content/uploads/aircraft-commerce-docs/Aircraft%20guides/DASH%208%20&%20Q%20SERIES/ISSUE63_DASH8FUEL.pdf suggests a Dash-8 100 series aircraft (similar passenger capacity turboprop plane) would burn something like 57 gallons on a 27 minute flight, assuming $4/gal results in $228 fuel cost

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