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EDITOR'S TAKEOFF

Turning Down
the Volume

By Jennifer Wilberschied,
Editor

Sometimes, I am unsure if the roar I
hear outside my house is thunder from
a storm rolling in or a plane just passing by. I live 15 miles west of O'Hare
International Airport and less than three
miles east of Schaumburg Regional
Airport, so, more times than not, it's just
an airliner zooming by or a local pilot
enjoying the skies above on a clear day.
So close that most times, I can spot the
logo and identify the airline.

I have come to rarely notice the hum that resonates every minute or two as I have
become accustomed to the sound. My son, Landon, whom you met in last month's
column, loves when he can spot an airplane, or "pwayne" as he says, and when he hears
that rumble wave over, he instantly knows to look up for that aircraft whooshing on
by. "Pwayne bye bye" he says as it goes off into the distance, in a sad sort of way, as
he wants it to come back - because well, planes are exciting, right? However, when
we have visitors, they have made comments about the "noise".
Electric planes address noise-pollution as well as air pollution and can even be
a more cost-friendly option as it can take just a few years to recapture the funds
invested into the initial plane buy. What was once just a notion and a dream of electric propulsion in aircraft is now becoming a reality. From commercial seaplanes
to pilot trainer planes, business aviation jets to electric vertical takeoff and landing
(EVTOL) aircraft like what Uber Elevate plans to bring to public in 2023, the concept
is - shall I say - electric.
There are a plethora of companies who have their hats in the ring. Eviation, Harbour
Air and Bye Aerospace are just a few of the companies who promise to bring electricity to the industry soon - some of whom have already had successful test flights,
too. Several companies like magniX and Siemens are working hard to provide the
electric engines packed with enough umph to get these planes safely in the sky.
And even Easyjet has partnered with Wright Electric to bring electric air travel to
commercial airliners - in the next 20 or so years. Take a look at what some of the
leaders in this area have to say about their plans for the future and how these aircraft
will change on maintenance is done - and how often - starting on page 10 in our
story Electrifying the Industry.
Will we go entirely electric? Probably not in my lifetime, or even my son's. But one
thing is for sure, in a few years, the volume will be turned down on the roars heard
from my balcony - thanks to electrifying the industry.

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