Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
I looked at a few biz jets and note that in terms of range, this proposed model does not look competitive. (For example, a Gulfstream V carrying up to 14 pax has a 5000 mile range ... and the Cessna Citation about 2300 though I am not sure of the passenger load on that)
You can't expect a hybrid aircraft that's cruising at not much more than half the speed of a jet to have comparable range, when it would take nearly twice as long to get there.