It's not difficult to imagine electric training aircraft. In fact, they already exist - Pipistrel have delivered 111 of them (https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2021/january/27...). They have swappable batteries and can fly for about an hour.
The total cost of ownership must be super low compared to gasoline engines - there's almost no moving parts, which means no costly engine rebuilds.
I'm very, very sceptical of electric passenger aircraft, but I think it's almost inevitable that electric aircraft will start to dominate at the training and low cost end of the market.
The total cost of ownership must be super low compared to gasoline engines - there's almost no moving parts, which means no costly engine rebuilds.
I'm very, very sceptical of electric passenger aircraft, but I think it's almost inevitable that electric aircraft will start to dominate at the training and low cost end of the market.