Will it be possible to power a plane with batteries?

>>8816605
Define plane and the desired capabilities.

>>8816620
to be same as the commercial planes we have now to transport ~400 people or whatever 747 can transport

>>8816620
100-200 people plus luggage. Range at least 1000 miles.

Also, would a battery powered plane still be as loud as a conventional one?

>>8816633
>100-200 people plus luggage
how many of them are fatties?

>>8816637
None of them. Fatties need to book two seats.

>>8816605
http://www.google.com/search?q=efan

>>8816633
If you don't want to go particularly fast, maybe.
A jet turbine needs a combustible fuel source though. So I hope you don't mind flying 2-3 times as long.

a gallon of automotive gasoline is 33.4 Kilowatt hours.

A nissan leaf has a 26 kilowatt hour battery pack and it only uses about 80% to go 80 miles. A tesla model S 100D goes 330 miles on 100 kilowatt hours.

a gallon of gasoline weights 6.1 pounds.

a nissan leaf's battery pack weights 660 pounds.

>>8816605
No.

But we might able to use biofuels or Hydrogen.

>>8817218
Interesting comparison. Lithium ion batteries need to be replaced with something more dense

>>8816605
>Will it be possible to power a plane with batteries?
>a plane
Yes
>>8816625
>>8816633
>1000 miles or airliner ranges
No
>>8817287
>Lithium ion batteries need to be replaced with something more dense
Like.... hydrocarbon fuel?

>>8817305
No, something like graphene batteries

>>8817315
*glass batteries

>>8817323
Let's stick to meme technologies that are still possible

For personal private VTOL craft? Possibly in 10 years

>>8816605

just use electricity to make hydrocarbons to load up the plane with and use to fly around reeee