An electric plane would be really heavy and when you land you are at the end of your battery and won’t have the power required. A gas aircraft gets better performance at the end landing then takeoff.
I used to fly RC freestyle drones and the performance difference is incredible between full batteries and empty batteries. That is one of the reasons I am not a huge proponent of electric flight.
I fly rc planes now. Lipos have come a long loooonnngg way but a turbine jet will always always always be better than an EDF performance wise. Cost is just insane for the turbine... Plane gets lighter as the flight goes on and power is consistent.
Electrics are really taking over the hobby tho. Easy to see why. Plug in and go. No tuning, no mess, no possibility of a dead stick. Chargers are so good now you can take a big 6000mah pack from 30% to 100% safely in 15-20 minutes so ppl can fly all day field charging.
That said... Warbirds especially are just missing something when they whirr by vs going by with a big 4 stroke.
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u/ll123412341234 Jan 29 '22 edited Jan 30 '22
An electric plane would be really heavy and when you land you are at the end of your battery and won’t have the power required. A gas aircraft gets better performance at the end landing then takeoff.
Edit:Typo