The X1 aircraft is comparable in size to a small regional airliner and can achieve a maximum takeoff weight exceeding 25,000 pounds with the help of four wing-mounted electric motors. The battery-electric propulsion system delivered more than one megawatt of power during the maiden flight.
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Those are vastly less efficient than a wing. They are great for slow speed and pin point accuracy at short range, which rarely matters.