The Volts podcast continues to be a primary source of optimism. This episode on electric aviation revisits the peer-to-peer network architecture that James Fallows wrote about in *Free Flight* and Ed Iaccobucci implemented at DayJet (https://blog.jonudell.net/2023/05/30/ed-iacobucci-on-dayjet-from-it-conversations/) — but initially for cargo not passengers.
If UPS didn't route everything through Louisville, and could send packages point to point, aircraft with 250-mile range could move a lot of them.
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@judell not electric, but checks all the boxes as much as I can tell
https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/drones/dronamics-to-use-hydrogen-fuel-cell-propulsion-for-its-drone-aircraft/
@mapto Apparently a 7000-pound Beta aircraft includes 3000 pounds of battery. I wonder how fuel cells compare on weight.