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JustHereToGain t1_iy97ko7 wrote

Does it shoot out water vapor? Cause that would be bad

Edit: It shoots out water vapor, so not really a great alternative

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Orvanis t1_iy9adh2 wrote

Can someone explain why this is bad...? Seems like shooting water into the air would be significantly less bad than current jet engines

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JustHereToGain t1_iy9b2rh wrote

Water vapor in aviation is estimated to play a huge roll in the greenhouse effect. Most estimations rate it as damaging to the climate as the emitted CO2 or even higher. And that's just from the halo effect of normal planes. Now imagine the impact if it actively shoots out more water.

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MrHazard1 t1_iy9zfq1 wrote

But it's much better in the long term, because co2 is not condensible. The water vapor will relatively soon condense back to water, while co2 remains in the atmosphere for many years and just keep cumulating

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Hibatica t1_iy9c8gt wrote

Also, at the height planes fly, not much water naturally makes it up there, right?

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