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Old 24th August 2018 | 07:51
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Ascend Charlie
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It takes 5 minutes to refuel a helicopter with liquid fuel, and it is good for another 2-3 hours. Refuel, 2-3 hrs work, and so on.

It takes overnight to recharge a battery pack, and it is good for maybe 45 minutes. Then on the ground till recharged, or have another massive, heavy and expensive battery pack to swap out.

A quantum leap in energy density in batteries is needed for it to happen for a USEFUL human-carrying machine.
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