Originally Posted by
Machdiamond
For short haul on 6-9 passenger all-electric aircraft is about a factor of five for small commuters, ten at most (500 kWh to 1 MWh). This is about the same level of electric truck charging infrastructure currently in development. Google HPCCV and such.
You may be thinking about larger aircraft but that is not what I am talking about.
the trend with electric air trainers is for the battery to be modular and swap-able "(2 to 5 minutes)" turnaround one pack charging on the ground another in the air. agree we arn't talking a380 yet but for short hops and training flights this technology is real and current.
https://electrek.co/2018/04/27/all-e...cation-faa-us/