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Yes, they will be quite hot, just below the Curie point of the magnets, during flights, especially during take-offs, and ambient temperature when on land (which can easily be freezing at winter time).

I wonder how much different it's from terrestrial electric motors that are not constantly powered. They don't have the weight limitations, though.



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