- Sat May 09, 2009 10:25 am
#15729
this one is a vague one, but here goes:
well, just that, an electric airplane.
Todays planes all run on petroleum derived fuels so one get's to wondering what are we going to do when our petrol reserves run out in the next 40 to 50 years
Obviously if in the next two or three decades we switch our cars to electricity there is going to be more for planes so this might not be as urgent as it seems
not necessarily electric either, a plane that runs on any natural fuel would be just as good, like ethanol or methane or whatever
maybe it would be good if we switched back to propeller planes, really fast and efficient ones
hell, you could even come up with a rocket plane that runs on hydrogen and an oxidiser!
Reward: around the world in eighty days!
well, just that, an electric airplane.
Todays planes all run on petroleum derived fuels so one get's to wondering what are we going to do when our petrol reserves run out in the next 40 to 50 years
Obviously if in the next two or three decades we switch our cars to electricity there is going to be more for planes so this might not be as urgent as it seems
not necessarily electric either, a plane that runs on any natural fuel would be just as good, like ethanol or methane or whatever
maybe it would be good if we switched back to propeller planes, really fast and efficient ones
hell, you could even come up with a rocket plane that runs on hydrogen and an oxidiser!
Reward: around the world in eighty days!