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Fuel weight for liquid fuel at start of flight: 10x Fuel weight for liquid fuel at end of flight: 3x

Fuel weight for battery at start of flight: 100x Fuel weight for battery at end of flight: 100x

Batteries are not a great idea for a planes primary energy source. Liquid fueled planes get lighter and more efficient as they fly, a battery plane starts with a much larger and heavier fuel load and carries it the whole trip. Not only that, battery costs a lot more than fuel tanks.

parent fwungy 2 years ago

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