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Season 48 · Episode 10
Landed Wed, 26 May 2021 · 21:00 your time · 1 episode · 1h 0m
Season 48, Episode 10 of NOVA aired Wednesday, 26 May 2021 at 9pm ET on PBS.
- S48E10Great Electric Airplane RaceCan new emission-free electric planes replace our polluting airliners and revolutionize personal transportation in our cities? NOVA takes you for a ride in some impressive prototypes that are already in the air, from speedy single-seat planes that can take off like a helicopter but are half as noisy to "self-flying" air taxis that already taking passengers on test flights in Chinese cities. But if electric airplanes are ever to advance beyond small, short-haul craft, significant hurdles of battery weight, energy storage and cooling remain to be overcome. How long will it be before the dream of super-quiet, super-efficient airliners becomes a reality?
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