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https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/great-electric-airplane-race/
While I'm always interested in this stuff, an indication of how limited I think BEV a/c will be was the description in a recent PBS Newshour segment of the relative capability of a prototype BEV conversion of a Cessna Caravan vs. the standard fossil-fuel Turboprop: 4 pax for 100 miles vs. 9 pax. for 900 miles.
In short, an large, expensive a/c with limited payload only suitable for air taxi, puddle jumping or limited training. Any ZEV a/c task requiring medium or long range with commercially acceptable payloads* will, barring magic batteries, need either H2 or syn/biofuels.
*HALO PV drones being a likely exception.
While I'm always interested in this stuff, an indication of how limited I think BEV a/c will be was the description in a recent PBS Newshour segment of the relative capability of a prototype BEV conversion of a Cessna Caravan vs. the standard fossil-fuel Turboprop: 4 pax for 100 miles vs. 9 pax. for 900 miles.
In short, an large, expensive a/c with limited payload only suitable for air taxi, puddle jumping or limited training. Any ZEV a/c task requiring medium or long range with commercially acceptable payloads* will, barring magic batteries, need either H2 or syn/biofuels.
*HALO PV drones being a likely exception.