The difference is dramatic. I mean to say: in the drama of it. An aircraft with a third engine isn’t an altogether uncommon sight, or wasn’t not too long ago.

The difference is dramatic. I mean to say: in the drama of it. An aircraft with a third engine isn’t an altogether uncommon sight, or wasn’t not too long ago. An aircraft with one thousand extra engines goes a long way to dramatically demonstrate how ridiculous battery powered flight is with today’s, or any near-future, battery technology.