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dbuxtontoday at 4:34 PM1 replyview on HN

27 mins endurance (?) for $5 of power. Not bad. I rent a 172 and have been paying a $5/h fuel surcharge for the past few months due war in Iran - but at UK avgas prices 27 mins in my plane would be $55ish. Haven’t looked into the details but kind of crazy impact on economics of aviation if this size plane (10x 172 MTOW) can actually do useful short haul


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tensortoday at 5:13 PM

I assume being electric that the maintenance costs will also be much lower. How much do you spend annually on engine maintenance?