[jerod]

And when it catches fire in mid-air flight... Will they provide parachutes, or are they an extra charge?

[Red Badger]

Only first class....................

[Mark17]

And when it catches fire in mid-air flight... Will they provide parachutes, or are they an extra charge?

Good question.

[usconservative]

And when it catches fire in mid-air flight... Will they provide parachutes, or are they an extra charge?

Great question. There are multiple ways this plane can catch fire, and anyone who's flown as much as I have and many on here have also, know planes routinely fly through rain, thunder and lightning storms and can get hit by lightning.

There's also potential water ingress issues and reactivity with the batteries and battery overheating issues which aren't 100% foolproof either.

BTW: how long does it take to recharge this plane? It's not like they're going to pull it up to a Tesla supercharger and get a full charge in 20 minutes or be able to recharge it in the time it takes to refuel a standard jet.

I'm sorry, but this idea is never going to seriously take off.

[zeugma]

And when it catches fire in mid-air flight... Will they provide parachutes, or are they an extra charge?

It really won't matter. Have you seen how fast lithium batteries combust? You wouldn't have time to exit the plane.