The Future of Flying Is Electrifying | Cory Combs | TED Countdown

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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ืชืจื’ื•ื: Ido Dekkers ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Naama Lieberman
ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื‘ืชืขื•ืคื”, ืื‘ืœ ื”ืืžืช ื”ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืžืžืฉ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœื˜ื•ืก.
ื˜ื™ืกื•ืช ืžืกื—ืจื™ื•ืช ื›ืจื’ืข ืœื ื ื•ื—ื•ืช,
ืจื•ืขืฉื•ืช, ื™ืงืจื•ืช ื•ืžืฉืชืžืฉื•ืช ื‘ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ืขืชื™ืง
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I work in aviation, but the truth is I don't much like flying.
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ืฉื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ื”ืฉืชื ื” ืžืฉื ื•ืช ื”-50 ืฉืœ ื”ืžืื” ื”-20.
ื”ื•ื ื’ื ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ ืืช ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื” ื”ืื™ืฉื™ืช ื”ื›ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืฉืœื™ ืขืœ ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื”,
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Current commercial flights are inconvenient,
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noisy, expensive and use ancient plane designs
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ืžืžืฉ ื›ืžื• ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืฉื˜ืกื™ื ื›ืžื” ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ืฉื ื”.
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that have hardly changed from the 1950s.
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ืชืขื•ืคื” ืชืžืฉื™ืš ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืคื ื™ ืจื•ื— ืคื ื™ื ื—ื–ืงื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื
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It also represents my biggest personal impact on the environment,
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ืžื’ืคื” ืชืฉื›ื—,
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just as it does for many of us who fly multiple times a year.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื˜ื™ืกื” ื”ื•ืคื›ืช ืœืกืžืœ ืฉืœ ืื•ืจื— ื—ื™ื™ื ืžื–ื”ื.
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Aviation will continue to face fierce headwinds globally
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ื”ืœื—ืฅ ื’ื“ืœ ืœื”ืคื—ื™ืช ืืช ืคืœื™ื˜ื•ืช ื”ืคื—ืžืŸ ืฉืœ ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ืื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง ืœื˜ื•ืก ืœื’ืžืจื™.
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even after the pandemic subsides,
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because flying is becoming the symbol of a polluting lifestyle.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื”ืžืขื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืŸ
ืฉื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืฉื™ื ืชื‘ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ืชื›ื ื™ืช ื”ื˜ื™ืกื” ืฉืœ ื”ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื”
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Pressure is growing to decarbonize planes or even cease flying altogether.
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ืœืจื•ื— ื’ื‘ื™ืช ื—ื“ืฉื”
ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื—ืœ ื•ืชื•ืคืก ืชืื•ืฆื”.
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But the great news is
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ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ื”ืžื”ืคื›ื” ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช ื‘ืชืขื•ืคื” -- ื—ืฉืžื•ืœ,
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that a change which will reroute our industry's flight path
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ื•ื–ื” ืงื•ืจื” ืžืžืฉ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
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into fresh tailwinds
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has already begun and is gathering speed.
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ื›ืžื• ืžื”ืคื›ื•ืช ืžื ื•ืขื™ ื”ื‘ืขืจื” ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช ื•ื”ืกื™ืœื•ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ื”ืŸ,
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This change is the third revolution in aviation -- electrification,
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ื”ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ื—ืฉืžืœื™ ื™ืฉื ื” ื“ืจืžื˜ื™ืช ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ื˜ืกื™ื.
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and it is happening right now.
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ื—ืฉืžื•ืœ ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืชืขื•ืคื” ืœื–ืžื™ื ื” ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื
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Like the previous piston and jet revolutions,
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ืžื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื“ื•ืช ืชืขื•ืคื”
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going electric will dramatically transform the way we fly.
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ื•ื’ื ื™ื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ืœื ืงื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืฉืงื˜ื™ื ื•ื–ื•ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
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Electrification promises to make flying accessible to more people globally
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ื”ื ืจื˜ื™ื‘ ื”ื“ื•ืžื™ื ื ื˜ื™ ื”ืขื›ืฉื•ื•ื™ ื”ื•ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืงื ื•ืช ืื™ื–ื•ื ื™ื
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from more airports
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ื›ื™ื ืœื ืก ื‘ืขืชื™ื“ ืฉื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื ื• ื“ืœืง ื ืงื™
01:14
while also making planes cleaner, quieter and more affordable.
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ื•ื‘ื™ื ืชื™ื™ื ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื“ื—ื•ืก ืื ืฉื™ื ืœืฆื™ื ื•ืจื•ืช ื‘ืžืจื›ื–ื™ื ืฉื ื”ื™ื™ื ื“ื—ื•ืกื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ.
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The current dominant narrative is that we need to buy offsets
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while waiting for some miracle future clean fuel
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ื’ื™ืฉื” ื–ื• ืœื ืžืชื—ืฉื‘ืช ื‘ื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช ื”ืžื”ื™ืจื”
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and meanwhile keep cramming people into tubes at increasingly congested hubs.
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ื‘ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื”ื—ืฉืžืœื™ืช
ืœืจื•ื—ื‘ ื›ืžืขื˜ ื›ืœ ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ืช.
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That fails to reckon with the rapid progress
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ืื– ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘-2016 ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื”ืงื™ื ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉื ืงืจืื” Ampaire
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in electric technology
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ื•ืœืคืชื— ืžื˜ื•ืก ื—ืฉืžืœื™ ืฉืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœื˜ื•ืก ื‘ื ืชื™ื‘ื™ื ืืžืชื™ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืชืขื•ืคื” ืืžืชื™ื•ืช.
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across nearly all other forms of transportation.
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So my answer in 2016 was to create a company called Ampaire
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ื•ืขืฉื™ื ื• ืืช ื–ื” ืขื ื”ืžื˜ื•ืก ื”ื–ื”, ื”โ€œืฆืœื•ืคื— ื”ื—ืฉืžืœื™โ€ EEL,
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and develop an electric aircraft capable of flying real routes for real airlines.
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ืฉื˜ืก ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ 2019.
ื‘-2020, ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืžื˜ื•ืก ื”ื–ื”
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And we have done so with this plane, the Electric EEL,
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ื˜ืก ืขื ื—ื‘ืจืช ืชืขื•ืคื” ืฉื•ืชืคื” ื‘ื”ื•ื•ืื™
01:50
which first flew in 2019.
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ืฉื”ืคืขื™ืœื” ื˜ื™ืกื•ืช ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื—ื“ ื”ืžืกืœื•ืœื™ื ืฉืœื”ื, ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
01:53
In 2020, our second generation of this plane
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ื‘ื™ื ืชื™ื™ื, ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืงืฉื” ืขืœ ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืฉืœ ื”-EEL,
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flew with an airline partner in Hawaii
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demoing daily flight operations on one of their routes, a world first.
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ื›ืžื• ื’ื ืขืœ ื”ื’ื“ืœื” ืœืžื˜ื•ืก ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฉื™ื›ื™ืœ 19 ื ื•ืกืขื™ื
ื‘ืขื–ืจืชื” ืฉืœ ื ืืกื.
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Meanwhile, we're hard at work on the third generation of the EEL,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืืœื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ื—ืฉืžืœื™ื™ื ืœื’ืžืจื™.
ื”ื ื”ื™ื‘ืจื™ื“ื™ื™ื.
02:06
as well as scaling up to a much larger 19-passenger aircraft
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ื•ื–ื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื•ื
ื•ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื ืจื˜ื™ื‘ ื”ื“ื•ืžื™ื ื ื˜ื™ ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ ืžืคืกืคืก ืืช ื”ืžื˜ืจื”.
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with the help of NASA.
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Now, these aren't yet fully electric planes.
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ื—ืฉืžื•ืœ ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื• ืœื ืจืง ื—ืฉืžืœ ืžืกื•ืœืœื” ื‘ืœื‘ื“.
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They're hybrids.
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And that's actually my point today
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ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืืคืฉืจื™,
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and why the current dominant narrative misses the mark.
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ื›ืฉืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฉืืช ื ื•ืกืขื™ื ืื• ืžื˜ืขืŸ,
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Electrification does not only mean pure battery electric.
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ื—ื•ืฅ ืžืžื˜ื•ืกื™ ืื™ืžื•ืŸ ืงื˜ื ื™ื.
ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ื”, ื”ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื” ืฉืœื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ืกื•ืš ื›ืžื•ื™ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื“ืœืง ื•ืคืœื™ื˜ื•ืช
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That's just not possible yet,
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when you need to carry passengers or cargo,
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except for small trainer aircraft.
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื—ืฉืžื•ืœ ื›ืœ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืช ื”ืชืขื•ืคื”.
02:31
Instead, our industry must start saving massive amounts of fuel and emissions
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ื—ืฉืžื•ืœ ื”ืชืขื•ืคื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื• ืคื ืœื™ื ืกื•ืœืืจื™ื™ื ื•ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื’ื™ื‘ื•ื™ ืกื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืฉื“ื•ืช ืชืขื•ืคื”,
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by electrifying the entire aviation ecosystem.
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ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ืœื—ืฉืžืœ ื‘ืฉืขืจ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืฉืจื•ืฃ ื“ืœืง,
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Electrifying aviation right now
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ื”ืกืขื” ื—ืฉืžืœื™ืช ืœืžืกืœื•ืœ
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means solar panels and battery backup systems at airports,
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ื›ืžื• ื’ื ื’ืจืจื™ื ื—ืฉืžืœื™ื™ื ื•ืฆื™ื•ื“ ืงืจืงืข.
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plugging planes into gate power instead of burning fuel,
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ืœื˜ื™ืกื” ืขืฆืžื”, ื—ืฉืžื•ืœ ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื• ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื
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electric taxi to the runway
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ื•ืœืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœ ืžืกื—ืจื™ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™,
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as well as electric tugs and ground equipment.
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ืžื˜ืขืŸ ื•ื˜ื•ื•ื— ืžืกื—ืจื™ - ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื ื”ื™ื‘ืจื™ื“ื™.
02:55
For flight itself, electrification means starting with small aircraft
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื‘ืจื™ื“ื™ ื”ื•ื ืœื ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ื”ืกื•ืคื™ืช,
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and for planes of meaningful commercial size,
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ื–ื” ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื—ื›ื•ืช ืœืกื•ืœืœื•ืช ืขืชื™ื“ื™ื•ืช ืื• ืœื“ืœืงื™ื ืขืชื™ื“ื™ื™ื.
03:02
payload and range starting hybrid.
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Although hybrid isn't the ultimate goal,
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ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ืžื›ื•ื ื™ื•ืช, ืฉื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืคืจื™ื•ืก ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ืขืฉื•ืจื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ืžืฉืื™ืช ื˜ืกืœื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื”.
03:08
it is critical to start right now
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rather than waiting for future batteries or future fuels.
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ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื›ืžื• ืฉืœ Ampaires
ื”ื ื”ื•ื›ื—ื” ืœื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื”ื—ืฉืžืœื™ืช,
03:14
Think of cars where we had a small Prius decades before a large Tesla semitruck.
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ื›ื‘ืœื™ ืžืชื— ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืงืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
ืžื ื•ืขื™ื ืงื•ืžืคืงื˜ื™ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื• ืืœืงื˜ืจื•ื ื™ืงืช ื›ื•ื— ืžืชืงื“ืžืช
03:19
Small planes like Ampaires
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are the proving grounds for electric technology,
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ืฉื—ื™ื•ื ื™ื™ื ืœืคื™ืฆื•ื— ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ
03:23
be it lighter high voltage cables,
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ื‘ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื’ื“ืœื™ื.
03:26
better compact motors or advanced power electronics
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ื—ืฉืžื•ืœ ื™ื™ื›ื ืก ืœื”ื›ื•ืœ,
03:29
that are key to unlocking higher efficiency
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ืžืžื˜ื•ืกื™ ื’โ€™ืžื‘ื• ืฉื™ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ื—ืฉืžืœื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ
03:32
in aircraft of all sizes.
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ืœื”ืชื ืขื” ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœ ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ืขื ืžื“ื—ืคื™ื.
03:35
Electrification will permeate everything,
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ื›ืฉืกื•ืœืœื•ืช ื•ื”ืืœืงื˜ืจื•ื ื™ืงื” ื™ืฉืชืคืจื•,
ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ื™ื”ืคื›ื• ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ืฉืžืœื™ื™ื ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ.
03:38
from jumbo jets becoming more electric aircraft
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to repowering island hopper prop planes.
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ื–ื” ืœื ื—ืœื•ื ื‘ืืกืคืžื™ื”
03:43
As batteries and electronics improve,
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ืืœื ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ ื ื™ืกื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœืื•ืจืš ืžืกืœื•ืœ
03:46
larger and larger aircraft will get more and more electric over time.
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ืคืจืงื˜ื™, ื™ืขื™ืœ ื•ื‘ืจ-ื”ืฉื’ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืœ ื”ืขืชื™ื“.
03:50
This is not a pipe dream
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ืœ-Ampaires ืžืฆื˜ืจืคื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช
03:52
but represents iteration along a practical,
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ืฉื’ื ืฉื•ืืคื•ืช ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชืขื•ืคื” ืœืžืขืŸ ืขืชื™ื“ ื ืงื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:55
cost effective and achievable route into the future.
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ื–ื• ืžื”ืคื›ื” ื‘ื”ืชื”ื•ื•ืช,
03:59
Ampaire is being joined by other companies
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ืฉื‘ื•ื ื” ืขืœ ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ืฉืžืงื•ืจืŸ ื‘ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจืช ืงืจืงืข ื—ืฉืžืœื™ืช,
04:01
that are also striving to transform aviation to a cleaner future.
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ืžืžืฆื™ืื™ื ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ื•ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืกื˜ืจื˜ื•ืกืคืจื”.
04:06
It's a revolution in the making,
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building on technologies derived from electric ground transport,
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
04:11
inventing new solutions and taking them higher and higher into the stratosphere.
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Thank you.
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ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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