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There's also some consideration needed here of jet plane vs electric plane efficiency. From what I've read about Rolls Royce jet engines - it's a very serious contender. Anything that runs fast, hot and a lot of power needs very careful design.

My prediction is that you would need cooling for such large motors travelling at such high speeds and that too would drop your efficiency. The airframes get pretty got at those speeds and every electrical component with high power will generate it's fair share of heat too. You won't be able to keep the thing cool enough to fly for any period of time. I have MX Dynamixels sitting beside me that sometimes weld themselves shut because of the immense heat they generate. The bigger they are, the bigger the problem.

For now, the only viable method I see is low-speed, short journeys as somebody else suggested. Maybe these sorts of flights would be more viable where solar panels can be utilized to also work off some of that money and make recharging quicker and adding less weight.




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