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@Dubbub I disagree with the "tourism could simply become manufacturing" since that depends on lots of factors.
That'd the oversimplification imo.
While tourism "just" requires a nice place to visit, be it for its history or nature.

But yeah, I agree with everything else.
And perhaps i also might not be fully aware of the true feeling of those locals or the tourists impact. That's fair.
@cjd @Kalogerosstilitisrefugee I missed your rabbit hole diving, but the batteries ownership issue would be handled between those few airports where these short but frequent trips would utilize this planes. Not a huge issue imo.

About the electrical interface, simply bolting down the batteries to the frames and having cables doing the connection seems like a reasonable approach.
You could even eject the whole battery frame in case of an oopsie.

Maybe I'm overlooking some important details here, but those 2 look entirely doable.
Very interesting, but I see an issue with the longevity of the cells, where this approach would require full charging and close to full drainage to make it viable. Those would decrease their lifespan considerably, right?
Also, as cells die, replacing them seems like a lot of work (or perhaps not).
Using them for niche purposes would work I guess, like you mentioned. Longer wings with lighter cargo for short trips seems reasonable.
Thanks for the explanation
@cjd ah ok. Forgive my ignorance, but I had the impression that eletric was not a viable option because of the weight issue and energy density compared to gas.
So distributing the batteries weight would be good enough? Seems like something that they would've solved already if that was the bigger issue.