Harbour Air pilot and CEO Greg McDougall flies the world's first all-electric, zero-emission commercial aircraft during a test flight in a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Dec. 10, 2019.The chief executive officer of B.C.
While the plane has a cutting-edge electric propulsion system, Mr. McDougall noted “the airframe that the motor is attached to is actually one year younger than me, so 62 years old.” “Obviously aviation is one of the tougher ones to do, but it’s going to happen," he said. “We need to be at the forefront of it.”
Elizabeth May, former leader of the Green Party of Canada, said from the COP 25 climate conference in Madrid on Tuesday that she was monitoring the test with interest. The David Suzuki Foundation said that air travel, which represents 4.9 per cent of the total human contribution to global warming, is “one of the toughest nuts to crack” in the battle against sources of greenhouse gases.
GlobeBC But it can only stay airborne 45 minutes- that’s not safe enough for commercial use yet
GlobeBC Finally some hope of reduced excessive noise and plane exhaust pollution
GlobeBC Good Photo!
GlobeBC ' Something like 80 per cent of flights around the world are less than 1 km' Typo or asshattery?