2026-04-19 13:39 UTC
Swapping out batteries in flight would probably be more efficient.
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@sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-19 19:47
We don't even have automated battery replacement working on the ground, while stationary. Building aircraft with a whole bunch of their body and mass that significantly changes, in flight, is extremely expensive and difficult. Its why the V22 Osprey is widely regarded as a death trap, why we stopped building swing wing F-14s. ... Have you ever tried to uh, remove your car's rear seats, while on the highway, at 60 mph, and then also installed new seats, from a neaby car travelling alongside you? Ok now do that with aircraft, at 15k feet, going 600 mph. Yeah I'm sure that'll be about as efficient as Elon Musk's approach to designing the Starship+HeavyBooster.