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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wow that's a REALLY long plane

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

With continued refinement of the tech they expect to eventually make the plane an order of magnitude longer

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What's the margin of safety for plane fueling? I assume they plan to put x% more fuel in a plane than the trip takes. I'm just wondering how long of a route this first generation electric plane would actually service with an 1,800 mile range