[noahtallen]

> you will be unable to use the plane continuously because of the time you will need between flights to recharge

Couldn’t a battery be swapped so that the plane wouldn’t have to wait? (I’m sure it’s tricky, but that seems like the clear solution to charging taking along time.)

[loonster]

The batteries would then need to be more easily accessible and a more standard shape. You probably couldn't have batteries in the wings.

I would imagine commercial planes would take a hybrid approach. They would have their own primary batteries hidden throughout the plane, and then they would have range extender swappable batteries in the cargo area.