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An aircraft like this can be used two or three times a day, while spending the rest of the time charging. A piston or turbine powered aircraft can run all day.
by enquirewithin 13d ago
An aircraft like this can be used two or three times a day, while spending the rest of the time charging.
A piston or turbine powered aircraft can run all day.
- Toutouxc 13d agoEven Ryanair turnarounds take like 30 minutes. A bit more than that and you can charge the plane comfortably. Fueling bigger planes is quite the ceremony.
- IAmBroom 12d agoMaking the battery replaceable by heavy equipment would drop the turnaround time for these. The planes fly regular routes (mostly), and could store a few extra batteries at their regular destinations. Odd added benefit: the potential ability to jettison a huge part of the weight in extreme emergencies to increase flying time by the backup ICE system.