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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
That might be applied to a lot of air craft.
The APU can generate a lot of electrical power and could drive an air craft along the ground. It comes down to if its worth adding the weight of those motors. It may be more economical to just use the main engines or a tug to drag the air craft to the EOR.
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The aft wheel has a 6kW electric motor, for taxiing and it accelerates the plane up to 60kmh/37 mph to assist its 110km/h take off speed. The motor has been added because reduces the overall electrical power consumption from the KOKAM 250V 120 cell lithium-ion polymer batteries during operation. Cruise speed is 160 km/h. Plane telemetry for all on-board operations; engine and battery parameters are linked and recorded by ground stations. For your range anxiety, there is even a backup battery for emergency landing situations.