October 25, 20232 yr Commercial Member X-Plane 12 being used to develop the latest eVTOL Autonomous Aerial Vehicles. https://www.futureflight.aero/news-article/2020-12-15/united-therapeutics-digs-deep-back-longer-range-evtol-aircraft https://evtol.news/news/electric-vtol-for-organs-on-demand/ https://evtol.news/news/evtol-on-a-desktop
October 26, 20232 yr 23 hours ago, GoranM said: X-Plane 12 being used to develop the latest eVTOL Autonomous Aerial Vehicles. https://www.futureflight.aero/news-article/2020-12-15/united-therapeutics-digs-deep-back-longer-range-evtol-aircraft https://evtol.news/news/electric-vtol-for-organs-on-demand/ https://evtol.news/news/evtol-on-a-desktop I guess you need to tell Austin he needs to add Lithium batteries spontaneously combusting into the sim. 😁
October 26, 20232 yr 17 hours ago, mjrhealth said: I guess you need to tell Austin he needs to add Lithium batteries spontaneously combusting into the sim. 😁 Good point actually. While determining that a battery is going to go is the easy part (temperature sensor), what precautions are there in electric aircraft when one starts burning for real? A fire extinguishing system adds quite a bit of weight, so it's likely only employed in larger aircraft. So what else is there? Fireproof compartments to avoid igniting more modules? Failsafe structure that can withstand a whole in the wing? 7950X3D + 7900 XT + 64 GB + Linux | 4800H + RTX2060 + 32 GB + Linux My add-ons from my FS9/FSX days
October 26, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Bjoern said: Good point actually. While determining that a battery is going to go is the easy part (temperature sensor), what precautions are there in electric aircraft when one starts burning for real? A fire extinguishing system adds quite a bit of weight, so it's likely only employed in larger aircraft. So what else is there? Fireproof compartments to avoid igniting more modules? Failsafe structure that can withstand a whole in the wing? There are some really good videos on car lithuim battery fires, 700gallons 5min, combustion engine vs 2500 gallons minimum and 2.5 hrs, lithuim battery, and they can restart at any time due to thermal runaway
October 27, 20232 yr 20 hours ago, mjrhealth said: There are some really good videos on car lithuim battery fires, 700gallons 5min, combustion engine vs 2500 gallons minimum and 2.5 hrs, lithuim battery, and they can restart at any time due to thermal runaway Yes. (I know all that from work.) With a few exceptions (being transported on a truck, train or ship), however, it's enough to park a burning EV and let things sort themselves out. In an airplane flying a few thousand feet above the ground, things are a bit different, hence my questions. (You're not expected to answer them, btw.) Edited October 27, 20232 yr by Bjoern 7950X3D + 7900 XT + 64 GB + Linux | 4800H + RTX2060 + 32 GB + Linux My add-ons from my FS9/FSX days
October 27, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Bjoern said: Yes. (I know all that from work.) With a few exceptions (being transported on a truck, train or ship), however, it's enough to park a burning EV and let things sort themselves out. In an airplane flying a few thousand feet above the ground, things are a bit different, hence my questions. (You're not expected to answer them, btw.) There was that passenger plane with the first lithium battery that caught fire few years ago. Should be videos on it. That should answer some questions. Interesting video
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