Airliners may not be battery powered, but the aircraft that trains the next generation of pilots may very well be. George Bye of Bye Aerospace is banking on it. Early estimates suggest that operating an electric trainer would cost 20% of the operating costs of a Cessna 172 trainer. Bye estimates that $3.00 worth of battery charge will fly his two-seat eFlyer as long as $50 worth of avgas.
Posted by Jeffrey Richmond
Mr. Richmond recently retired from the Aerospace industry as a technical writer and continues to write and research on a variety of topics including aviation and aerospace business. He spent a tour of duty as a pilot and instructor in the US Air Force, flew for a regional airline, and taught at two aviation universities. Jeff and his wife Peggy live in the country between Chattanooga and Nashville, Tennessee.
