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About 3.8 tons they say for the battery. They're relying on removing some excess structure from the battery. The thing is about 60% battery by take-off weight.
by Robotbeat 8y ago
About 3.8 tons they say for the battery. They're relying on removing some excess structure from the battery.
The thing is about 60% battery by take-off weight.
That's not as crazy as it sounds. A 777 is about half fuel at max fuel load.
- ams6110 8y agoIt burns that fuel as it flies though, reducing weight which is important for landing safely. The EV aircraft will weigh the same landing as taking off, which presents some complications.
- Robotbeat 8y ago...but those complications can be overcome. Partially because the airframe is so efficient that the landing speed should be tolerable even with a high landing mass. Materials have improved significantly in the last few decades. There's a lot more possible now than in the past.