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Old January 10th 07, 07:41 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
mad8
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Default Can Aircraft Be Far Behind?

and every 15 minutes everyone on the aircraft would have to get out and
get back in...
/old IT joke

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
gatt wrote:

Battery technology is coming down in weight very rapidly. That's
encouraging.


Not really. If battery technology had kept up with computer technology over
the last 20 years you'd be able to power 747 accross the US with a batery
about the size of the one in your cell phone and it would cost about $5.00.