The plane has 125 mile range. File this with the other techno bro bullshit for investors.
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artyom@piefed.social 1 day ago
Notably missing: the distance of the flight. Regardless, I don’t believe it. I think they’ve for some funny math going on.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
howrar@lemmy.ca 13 hours ago
As dumb as it sounds, people still fly those distances.
titanicx@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Battery weight is a real thing. Look at the weight of electric cars for example.
Admetus@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
It must’ve flew a few feet above the ground given that the only location was the airport.
its_me_xiphos@beehaw.org 1 day ago
I remain cautiously optimistic. The corporate PR stunt aside, the technology will continue to improve. Indeed, it must continue to improve to meaningfully dent air pollution. We are years, perhaps decades, away from replacing regional and short haul flights with this though.