> There is no known battery technology, or one on the horizon, that can provide a large enough power/weight to make them practical. Small aircraft are already

> There is no known battery technology, or one on the horizon, that can provide a large enough power/weight to make them practical. Small aircraft are already there. I'm looking into starting my pilots license this year, the local flight school recently acquired an Elektra Trainer [1], that apparently has 2.5 hours worth of flight time [2]. Big transoceanic widebodies obviously will be fossil fuel based for a long time to come, but I think a lot of the GA market and bush pilot/island hoppers can and will be done by electric planes sooner than later - alone because the noise and lead emissions are all but gone, and I think that in a few years, when experiences on failure modes are a bit richer, electric planes will also be cheaper to maintain - similar to cars, there are less parts involved in the first place that can break down. [1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektra_Trainer https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektra_Trainer [2] https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/elektrisch-fliegen-in-landshut-ist-das-moeglich,UW7HKCW https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/elektrisch-fliegen-in-l...