NOVA
Season 48 Episode 10 - Great Electric Airplane Race
Can 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 are 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?
Episodes in Season 48
Secrets in Our DNA
55 min
Beyond the Elements: Reactions
55 min
Beyond the Elements: Indestructible
55 min
Beyond the Elements: Life
55 min
Looking for Life on Mars
55 min
Picture a Scientist/ Search Engine Breakdown
110 min
Reef Rescue
55 min
Fighting for Fertility
55 min
Hindenburg: The New Evidence
55 min
Great Electric Airplane Race
55 min
Ship That Changed the World
55 min
Bat Superpowers
55 min
The Cannabis Question
55 min
Particles Unknown
55 min
Arctic Drift
55 min
Edible Insects
55 min
NOVA Universe Revealed: Age of Stars
55 min
NOVA Universe Revealed: Milky Way
55 min
NOVA Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds
55 min
NOVA Universe Revealed: Black Holes
55 min
NOVA Universe Revealed: Big Bang
55 min
High-Risk High-Rise
55 min
Butterfly Blueprints
55 min
Alaskan Dinosaurs
55 min
Ancient Maya Metropolis
55 min
