Bob Koure
May 26, 2021

I suspect the Celera 500L from Otto Aviation is going to make more impact. It's a rear-prop aircraft designed specifically for aerodynamic efficiency.

https://www.ottoaviation.com/celera-500l

Currently they're equipped with RED A03

https://red-aircraft.com/

Together, they're spectacularly efficient, meaning a much lower carbon footprint.

I expect major changes in short-haul commercial aviation - but this craft can travel 4500nm at 460mph- so short haul could easily extend to a lot of what commercial jets are now used for.

Speaking as someone who was lucky enough to get a ride in a SST (long story) I can tell you that that kind of travel, not to mention LEO (really super-strat ballistic) is not for everybody.

Bob Koure
Bob Koure

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Retired software architect, statistical analyst, hotel mgr, bike racer, distance swimmer. Photographer. Amateur historian. Avid reader. Home cook. Never-FBer

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