Volta Volaré's futuristic GT4 e-hybrid airplane available for order
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Volta Volaré has begun taking orders for its four-seater GT4 hybrid private aircraft it calls "most technologically advanced private aircraft available anywhere on Earth"
Passengers bored with the novelty of flying aboard a hybrid airplane can distract themselves with the various apertures available to them, including AV jacks, plug sockets, USB ports, fold-down screens and table-tops
Volta Volaré says the GT4's cockpit features touchscreen glass with a synthetic vision system and optional HUD
Volta Volaré has begun taking orders for its four-seater GT4 hybrid private aircraft it calls "the most technologically advanced private aircraft available anywhere on Earth." Though the GT4 is perfectly capable of taking off and flying powered only electrically, a gas engine starts when the airplane's battery drops to 25 percent capacity in order to recharge it mid-flight. Surprisingly, perhaps, Volta Volaré makes a strong economic case for the GT4. Because the powertrain has only one moving part - the motor or "EViation Drive" - the company claims the need for maintenance is reduced significantly, offering increases in TBO (time between overhaul) by up to a factor of ten when compared to a combustion engine.
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