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<blockquote data-quote="Andre Levite" data-source="post: 69652" data-attributes="member: 10850"><p>If you reduced the mass of the battery by 50% as you suggested -- you would necessarily reduce the flight time by about 60% (accounting for reserve for return). So now you've reduced average flight time from 12 minutes to <strong><em>under <strong>5</strong> minutes</em></strong> just to avoid FAA regulations.</p><p></p><p>Landing every 5 minutes to change batteries is even more ludicrous than the concept of "weighing electrons spent for fuel". But the idea that electricity has no measurable weight as fuel was a serious answer to your question. ie: a fully fueled Spark weights precisely the same as one with all fuel depleted. </p><p></p><p>Trying to skirt FAA regulations just isn't worth all that effort. Even the new rules are pretty tame.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andre Levite, post: 69652, member: 10850"] If you reduced the mass of the battery by 50% as you suggested -- you would necessarily reduce the flight time by about 60% (accounting for reserve for return). So now you've reduced average flight time from 12 minutes to [B][I]under [B]5[/B] minutes[/I][/B] just to avoid FAA regulations. Landing every 5 minutes to change batteries is even more ludicrous than the concept of "weighing electrons spent for fuel". But the idea that electricity has no measurable weight as fuel was a serious answer to your question. ie: a fully fueled Spark weights precisely the same as one with all fuel depleted. Trying to skirt FAA regulations just isn't worth all that effort. Even the new rules are pretty tame. [/QUOTE]
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