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There's also safety. Planes can take off at a higher maximum weight than that at which they can safely land. In an emergency shortly after takeoff (when most emergencies occur), fuel may have to be dumped to reduce landing weight. So that's a double-whammy for battery-electric planes; they can't safely take off over their landing weight, which limits their already-short range.




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