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VTOL Electric Aircraft
On Thu, 08 Feb 2018 20:39:21 -0800, 2G wrote:
Dale Kramer proposed a kickstarter funder VTOL aircraft a couple of years ago (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...vlazair-model- of-230mph-3hr-flight-vertical-takeof) that I had a number of serious concerns over. While the kickstarter was unsuccessful, it is worth noting that such an aircraft has being successfully developed in China: https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/new...TOL-Passenger- Flights-230280-1.html Their idea of "long range" is only 6 miles! That thing scares me silly - not so much in the air, but the thought of mixing people's legs with those knee-level, unguarded rotors just looks like an accident waiting to happen. At least with Dale Kramer's VTO thing you didn't have to walk through the rotors to get into it. -- |
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