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Re:Norway aviation firm orders 60 all-electric airplanes, dr... by perilunar on Sunday April 14, 2019 @02:53AM (#19657967)
I wouldn't say much harder to produce. A small aircraft is mechanically simpler than a car: a few moving surfaces connected by cables, no gear box, simple suspension. Avionics are complicated and expensive, but they'll likely use existing units, so no extra risk there.
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Re:Norway aviation firm orders 60 all-electric airplanes, dr... by 8456523 on Sunday April 14, 2019 @02:59AM (#19657978)
>A small aircraft is mechanically simpler than a car

Maybe so, but the consequences of a failure of the design or the implementation are much higher.

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Re:Norway aviation firm orders 60 all-electric airplanes, dr... by cmurf on Sunday April 14, 2019 @02:00PM (#19660727)
Exactly. This was no doubt very expensive for Cessna.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_162_Skycatcher#Wing_mod...

Can anyone think of a car recall that required 32 hours per unit to fix?

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