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Re:Lilium achieves first main wing transition for all-electr... by cesarb on Sunday June 12, 2022 @01:23PM (#31716300)
> The power density of even speculative near-future batteries favors small airplanes and short flights. This doesn't really mesh into the existing aviation industry,

How short are these short flights? The hugely popular Ponte Aérea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_A%C3%A9rea) has a flight duration of one hour.

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Re:Lilium achieves first main wing transition for all-electr... by robonerd on Sunday June 12, 2022 @01:35PM (#31716439)
That flight is about 230 miles (365 km) as the crow flies, and they're doing it with 737s that seat 100+ each and fly dozens of these flights a day.

Compare that to this battery plane that can fly 200 miles: https://cleantechnica.com/2020/01/29/rolls-royce-claims-its-...

These aren't in the same ballpark; they aren't even playing the same game. If you want something to replace that plane route, I suggest buying a lot of buses.

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