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I only see benefits given that electric powertrain is much more reliable, and quieter than piston engines, and that engines have much higher chance to stall on takeoff.

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Aero engines are exceptionally reliable and don't "stall". However, electric does have advantages; less costly to maintain (theoretically; this still needs to be actually proven) and the pilots will like the high torque available at lower RPMs. This can allow designs with slower propellers that in turn will lower prop noise.

Big jet engines, and turboprops are.

Small jet engines, turboprops, and piston engines stall many times more frequently.

I think you're misinterpreting reports of stall-related incidents as being an engine stall, but the most common accidents are related to 'aerodynamic stall'. Engine stalls are virtually unheard-of.

> Engine stalls are virtually unheard-of.

They do, and quite often

https://airfactsjournal.com/2018/10/the-bad-news-and-good-ne...

The article does point out this:

“And by far the most common reason piston engines quit is because they don’t receive fuel, either due to fuel starvation (the airplane has fuel but it doesn’t make it to the engine) or fuel exhaustion (the airplane truly ran out of it). These two causes account for over one-third of engine failure accidents”

> Aero engines are exceptionally reliable

Isn't this only true due to the maintenance schedule? This seems to be highly coupled in the "will this make sense" conversation...

> theoretically; this still needs to be actually proven

huh??

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