Interesting.
Electric planes will still make some noise on take-off and in cruise -- from the propellor blades thrashing the air.
Anyone for ducted fans?
But they could be salvation for a sport that in Europe is slowly dying, under pressure from rocketing fuel costs, anti-pollution measures
So how expensive will the electricity be and how long before it acquires a special tax? How "anti-pollution" will the electricity generation source be?
and the ire of residents around airfields.
Build a totally silent aeroplane and the buggers would still find something to bind over!