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nether
on April 17, 2015
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World-record electric motor for aircraft
> If we assume the plane's range is linearly related to it's stored fuel
it's not btw:
http://web.mit.edu/16.unified/www/FALL/thermodynamics/notes/...
mikeash
on April 17, 2015
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Ah, but it
is
if you're running on batteries! Unlike fuel tanks, batteries don't get lighter (at least, not measurably; e=mc^2 tells us that there will be a
little
change) as you drain them.
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it's not btw: http://web.mit.edu/16.unified/www/FALL/thermodynamics/notes/...