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So here's a funny thing. Aircraft are TERRIBLE platforms for electrification or hybrid power.I dunno. Will the army offer an A-10 hybrid?
1) they need to be light.
2) the efficiency benefits of electric or PHEV are gained in the stop and go of daily life. Aircraft run 90-100% power for the first few minutes, then back to ~75% power for the climb.
3) then 60% power during cruise.
4) the only time they recover any of the energy is in descent.
It just doesn't work.
I know your comment is tongue in cheek. But battery or PHEV aircraft are a pipe dream in all but the most constrained use cases. The 2000 lb battery in a Tesla, fully charged, contains as much energy as 2 gallons of gas.
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