Great Electric Airplane Race (S48E10)
S48E10
Can innovative zero-emission electric aircraft truly replace traditional polluting airliners and transform urban travel? NOVA explores the skies with remarkable prototypes currently in operation, featuring agile single-passenger planes that can ascend like helicopters with reduced noise levels, alongside "autonomous" air taxis already conducting test rides in Chinese metropolises. However, for electric airplanes to progress beyond small, short-distance models, they must tackle formidable challenges related to battery weight, energy storage, and thermal management. How long will it take for the vision of ultra-quiet, highly efficient airliners to become a tangible reality?
Show
NOVA
Episode
S48E10
Air Date
May 26, 2021
Season 48 Episodes
S48E01
Secrets in Our DNA
S48E02
Beyond the Elements: Reactions
S48E03
Beyond the Elements: Indestructible
S48E04
Beyond the Elements: Life
S48E05
Looking for Life on Mars
S48E06
Picture a Scientist/ Search Engine Breakdown
S48E07
Reef Rescue
S48E08
Fighting for Fertility
S48E09
Hindenburg: The New Evidence
S48E10
Great Electric Airplane Race
S48E11
Ship That Changed the World
S48E12
Bat Superpowers
S48E13
The Cannabis Question
S48E14
Particles Unknown
S48E15
Arctic Drift
S48E16
Edible Insects
S48E17
NOVA Universe Revealed: Age of Stars
S48E18
NOVA Universe Revealed: Milky Way
S48E19
NOVA Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds
S48E20
NOVA Universe Revealed: Black Holes
S48E21
NOVA Universe Revealed: Big Bang
S48E22
High-Risk High-Rise
S48E23
Butterfly Blueprints
S48E24
Alaskan Dinosaurs
S48E25
Ancient Maya Metropolis