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Old 24th Aug 2021, 11:48
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The Commercial airliner is just waiting on the right batteries to enable it
The right battery has been a problem for over 2000 years - bulky and cumbersome to handle and never enough oomph. Extrapolating from there forward doesn't inspire at all.

My helicopters don't do full fuel and full pax at the same time, there is no need for it really and you can do the best for the environment (and your pocket) because of it. Batteries start the day at a weight disadvantage which continues until the end of the day.

Just like now I assume the batteries will be in packs in a position they just melt through the floor and bomb down flaming plasma balls on unsuspecting plebs, that's how NiCad packs are positioned in modern airliners.
I found that quite funny, and would be disappointing if true. Image all the bushfires such incendiary would start, Greta would be very angry.
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