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Why do you believe that?
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Specific to the electric plane, you remove some of the battery weight, as that energy would then come from the catapult.

But, as a general thing? I don't see it happening. There's a TON of complexity in a catapult system.

Plus, the amount of spilled champagne in first class is going to ruin a lot of suits and blouses. Can't have that. ;)

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> There's a TON of complexity in a catapult system.

But it's all on the ground.

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The ground is usually where planes have their accidents.
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