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by noveltyaccount 299 days ago
An aircraft burns fuel and gets lighter as it flies its route. Batteries are always heavy.
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The difference in energy density is much more important.

The specific energy of gasoline is 46.4 MJ/kg, while that of a Samsung inr18650 Li-Ion cell is 958.1 kJ/kg. Even accounting for the much lower efficiency of a turbofan engine the difference is quite significant.