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		noneeeed on June 27, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CATL electric plane to support 2000 km (1200 miles... Can someone put the size of this plane into context? Their test plane was 4 tons, and this one with a 2000km range is 8 tons. Would this be a small private jet?

AaronM on June 27, 2024 [–]

A Google search shows the Embraer Phenom 100 (5 max passengers) has a max takeoff weight of ~5 tons, it's operating weight though is under 4 tons. So it seems reasonable that the smallest class of jets could hit that weight or close to it

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