Tesla of the Skies? NASA's Maxwell X-57 zero emission, two -seater electric plane is set to take off in February 2022 This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY I was hoping to bring you lots of good news about flying. I love flying. It was amazing being able to visit family or places I'd only seen in National Geographic or on the screen, and I’ll never forget my mother's tearful reunion with beloved people and landscapes she hadn’t been able to see for 25 years after she left for Australia. That wasn't possible before cheap flights came along in the 1970s. For short haul flights, things are looking quite good. I see for example, where two Australian tourist operators have ordered 6 0 electric planes between them for flights around Sydney and the Barrier Reef, yet for those long flights which we need to get out of Australia, not so much. Here’s what I’ve learned so far. So what’s wrong with flying anyway? Aviation accounts for 2.3% of glob...
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