UPS orders electric aircraft to transport cargo between its facilities
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/ups-orders-electric-aircraft-to-transport-cargo-between-its-facilities/
UPS is ordering 10 electric aircraft that are designed to take off and
land like a helicopter, allowing it to fly cargo directly between its
facilities in small markets and bypass airports.
...
UPS has an option to purchase an additional 140 aircraft. It plans “to
take delivery and see how they perform within the network, and then move
from there,” said UPS spokesman Matthew O’Connor.
...
The eVTOL aircraft would be used to supplement cargo shipments in UPS’s
small feeder air network, currently served by contract operators that
use Beechcraft and Cessna 208 Caravan planes to fly cargo between small
and medium-sized markets.
The Beta aircraft have a 1,400-pound cargo capacity, the Associated
Press reported.
...
The Beta Technologies eVTOL aircraft are designed to have a range of 250
miles on a single charge, and be able to charge in an hour or less at
charging stations that could also be used for electric ground vehicles.
They would have a cruising speed of up to 150 miles per hour, and
produce zero emissions while operating.
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I think this is pretty impressive technology. Usually VTOL aircraft are
heavily compromised - they usually work more like helicopters but have
poor performance (or very high fuel usage) in other respects. But this
one can do 150 mph *and* travel 250 miles *and* carry payload.
Peri
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