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what about the joby s2? Is that also impossible? It looks feasible and there are a bunch of people working on it... Thoughts?
by natosaichek 10y ago
what about the joby s2? Is that also impossible? It looks feasible and there are a bunch of people working on it... Thoughts?
- elmar 10y agosimiliar glider designs to Joby S2 get 1h to 1h30 flight time with current battery density, it all depends how much energy is spent doing the vertical takeoff and landing.
- elmar 10y agoFor electrical VTOL the Joby is probably the best bet, one big question mark is, the 16 motors how much will weight even at a very low weight of 15kg each you get 240kg/52lb in motors a similar complete two person glider weights around 300kg/661lb.
- londons_explore 10y agoMotors will be more like 1kg each. One can get a 10 kilowatt 1 kg air cooled motor. Batteries are the heavy bit, and in my opinion, the future there is to have batteries capable of 2 minutes of flying, and a gasoline engine as a hybrid generator.
- elmar 10y agodon't know if you ou will manage lift with 160kw will depend on overall weight, you also have to factor the weight of the propeller and rotating mechanism and covers so 10 to 15 kg is not exaggerated.