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Ilovethebomb, to offtopic in Seagliders' 35-minute trips to Auckland closer with $145m deal

There’s been a handful of small passenger ones built in a number of countries, including some aircraft converted into ground effect planes. Germany has built a few, and Iran apparently uses them to some degree.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Lifter

And then there’s this monster.

Ilovethebomb, to offtopic in Seagliders' 35-minute trips to Auckland closer with $145m deal

A sea plane or float plane would be a much simpler, safer option, in my view.

Ilovethebomb, to offtopic in Seagliders' 35-minute trips to Auckland closer with $145m deal

I don’t know if they split the pack, or just have multiple chargers working side by side. I know Tesla have done similar when testing the Semi, just use multiple chargers at once.

The vehicle being charged already tells the charger what to do anyway.

Ilovethebomb, to offtopic in Seagliders' 35-minute trips to Auckland closer with $145m deal

Sea water is a nightmare for anything mechanical, in my experience, but electronics can at least be sealed effectively. Usually.

The biggest reason I’m so sceptical about this, is every other use case I’ve seen for electric vehicles or vessels has been something that’s already a proven concept. Cars, trucks, planes, harbour ferries, they are all a proven concept, we’re just moving to a different fuel.

Ground effect planes, on the other hand, have never been proven with any fuel type.

Ilovethebomb, to offtopic in Seagliders' 35-minute trips to Auckland closer with $145m deal

They’re operating from the CBD, so getting power to a charging station is relatively straightforward, and there are technologies available to recharge a vehicle quite fast, there is a standard being developed for trucks that will be over a megawatt of charging capacity. The east by West electric boat uses two chargers, from my understanding.

Ilovethebomb, to offtopic in Seagliders' 35-minute trips to Auckland closer with $145m deal

The Soviets also crashed one of their ground effect planes, killing all the crew. I understand they were also very costly to operate.

Ilovethebomb, to offtopic in Seagliders' 35-minute trips to Auckland closer with $145m deal

Kinda, although an aircraft that operates exclusively in ground effect is explicitly not an aircraft as far as CAA is concerned, so they’re outside their rules.

As far as recharge time is concerned, I assume they would be able to fast charge in half an hour or so, like any other electric vehicle.

Ilovethebomb, to newzealand in Chance of Aurora tonight?

It sounds like it was pretty spectacular down south, not so much in Wellington.

Ilovethebomb, to newzealand in Chance of Aurora tonight?

Where was this taken?

Ilovethebomb, to politics in MP's comments 'bang on' despite negative response from other parties - Te Pāti Māori

You’re a strange fellow.

Ilovethebomb, to politics in MP's comments 'bang on' despite negative response from other parties - Te Pāti Māori

I think they are using hyperbole to bring attention to the issue.

Many people would consider that acting in bad faith.

Ilovethebomb, to politics in MP's comments 'bang on' despite negative response from other parties - Te Pāti Māori

don’t want to engage with the problem being raised in good faith.

Do you think TPM is engaging in good faith with a statement like that?

Ilovethebomb, to politics in MP's comments 'bang on' despite negative response from other parties - Te Pāti Māori

It’s not a particularly nuanced statement in the first place, is it?

Ilovethebomb, to newzealand in Transpower warns of possible power shortages on Friday

That makes sense actually.

Ilovethebomb, to newzealand in Transpower warns of possible power shortages on Friday

I wonder if they’re forecasting less generation in the morning, perhaps no wind?

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