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MeteorMarcyesterday at 5:23 PM2 repliesview on HN

Nothing on recharging the battery in the landing phase, so room for improvement.


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repiretyesterday at 5:36 PM

Not really much room. Unlike a car going down a hill, an airplane descending still wants thrust from the engines, just not as much as in cruise.

bell-cotyesterday at 5:27 PM

Not an aerospace engineer - but that sounds like a lot of extra cost/complexity/weight, for pretty minimal benefit.