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So basically like diesal-electric trains? My understanding that's almost certainly outdated was that the issue with electric planes was weight due to batteries

by chermi 28d ago

So basically like diesal-electric trains? My understanding that's almost certainly outdated was that the issue with electric planes was weight due to batteries, so added mass from a generator sounds bad.

tempestn 28d ago
Having the generator as backup means you need a lot less battery though, so it saves weight overall.