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According to the founder, he can make the economics of short trips (1-2hr) work with all-battery. He cannot make them work if he has to store enough battery to
by mapt 15d ago
According to the founder, he can make the economics of short trips (1-2hr) work with all-battery.
He cannot make them work if he has to store enough battery to fly around for an additional hour or two searching for an airport to divert to in an emergency, which is an FAA requirement.
So he has the heavy battery bank for regular trips costing almost nothing per flight-hour, and the expensive fueled backup system for emergencies.
- mikepurvis 15d agoSeems like an extremely practical way to handle that requirement without hauling around a ton of extra battery capacity that will rarely get used.