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Re:Aviation Is on a Low-Carbon Flight Path by hyperbovine on Thursday November 07, 2019 @02:42PM (#21476579)
Here is what happens when you've got a tank rolling around downstairs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QYlueabGDg

Jettisoning 200,000 lbs of batteries would be even worse.

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Re:Aviation Is on a Low-Carbon Flight Path by 0xffff2 on Thursday November 07, 2019 @03:06PM (#21476809)
I'm not sure that's relevant. Said tank was an uncontrolled and unexpected movement. Military air transports are certainly capable of doing controlled air drops of tens of thousands of pounds.
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