I've been really excited for the electric revolution exactly because of all of the things that can be done differently. A huge example in my mind is the X-57 co

I've been really excited for the electric revolution exactly because of all of the things that can be done differently. A huge example in my mind is the X-57 concept plane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_X-57_Maxwell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_X-57_Maxwell Lightweight electric motors allow for a couple of noteworthy improvements: * With the reduced weight of electric motors, they can now be placed at the ends of wings, with props that can then be used to counter the wingtip vortices and combat induced drag. * The simplicity of electric power distribution means that propulsion can be done all along the wing's length, which can enhance lift coefficients by actively overcoming boundary layer conditions that lead to stalls. * The increased wing lift coefficients mean that smaller and lighter wings can be used, which reduce structural weight as well as parasitic drag. I'm not sure if we'll see production aircraft like this, but this is a great example of rethinking design decisions that were standardized under an entirely different regime of design constraints.