At last!This is a no brainer. Planes use up an amazing amount of fuel taxiing. Plus all the other savings and social/environmental benefits. My guess, 5 years until it's built in as standard on new planes and retro fitted to most of the rest.
@@q.e.d.9112 I know. They all go on about needing to make these “big changes” such as planting loads of trees and driving electric cars, but yet imagine the amount of fuel they would save burning if every single plane taxied around an airport electrically before and after each flight.
Using those electric motors ; I suggest that they be used to SPIN the wheels up to speed before the plane actually lands, thus all but eliminating landing skid-wear on the tires themselves.
The primary objective of any landing is to get the aircraft to a safe taxiing speed as soon as possible, not meticulously protecting tyres. The vast majority of landings requires an ample amount of braking to slow the aircraft to a safe taxiing speed, in order to leave at the right exit and hence get to the gate on time - using up the entire length of the runway so as to protect the tyres is not at all the objective of a landing. The aforementioned braking puts a significant amount of wear on the tyres and that's absolutely ok as long as the aircraft can get to a stable low lift state on the ground.
At last!This is a no brainer. Planes use up an amazing amount of fuel taxiing. Plus all the other savings and social/environmental benefits. My guess, 5 years until it's built in as standard on new planes and retro fitted to most of the rest.
Well here we are now five years since you wrote this comment and there’s literally nothing done differently
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Yeah, sad isn’t it?
@@q.e.d.9112 I know. They all go on about needing to make these “big changes” such as planting loads of trees and driving electric cars, but yet imagine the amount of fuel they would save burning if every single plane taxied around an airport electrically before and after each flight.
Honestly, in 100 years they will still be talking about what “needs to be urgently done” but the world will be the exact same as it is now
A no-brainer would it be when it wouldn't weight something
Using those electric motors ; I suggest that they be used to SPIN the wheels up to speed before the plane actually lands, thus all but eliminating landing skid-wear on the tires themselves.
It’s been tried before using air, it causes the wheels to grab and redirect the aircrafts direction.
The primary objective of any landing is to get the aircraft to a safe taxiing speed as soon as possible, not meticulously protecting tyres. The vast majority of landings requires an ample amount of braking to slow the aircraft to a safe taxiing speed, in order to leave at the right exit and hence get to the gate on time - using up the entire length of the runway so as to protect the tyres is not at all the objective of a landing. The aforementioned braking puts a significant amount of wear on the tyres and that's absolutely ok as long as the aircraft can get to a stable low lift state on the ground.
Using the electric motor as a generator could reduce the heat on the breaks a little bit
Why doesn't the A350 have this?
More info in the description link.
May I turn your attention on the fact the the word 'aircraft' has no plural form.