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Why spend the time pontificating, asking others for things that are clearly explained on the website, when you could answer these questions yourself? https://l

• monkmartinez 9y ago
  I saw that and it is not a jet in today's parlance of what most pilots would call a "jet". Hell, it looks like there are 36 extremely large brushless outrunner motors.
  • lvh 9y ago
    In order to avoid a goalpost-moving exercise, what is concrete the working definition of jet you feel most pilots would agree with? Is the difference between that and this as trivial as "has an ICE"? From an engineering perspective, if something produces thrust primarily by producing a jet of surrounding matter (water or air) and taking advantage of Newton's third law, I'm not sure I see the issue. There's no exposed airfoil, and it doesn't appear to care about Bernouilli's law (except for lift).
• david-given 9y ago
  Thanks, I missed that (I have to say I never even bothered looking; I've seen this kind of website before). It's pretty sparse on information. I managed to find that: - they use lithium ion batteries. - they use LEAPTech style engine layout with multiple small engines (they don't name check it, I just recognise it from https://www.nasa.gov/content/experimental-wing-tests-electric-propulsion-technologies https://www.nasa.gov/content/experimental-wing-tests-electri...). - there's a backup parachute. - they don't mention autonomous flying, but you also don't have direct control of the vehicle --- a computer mediates. - for some reason they insist on calling ducted fans 'electric jet engines'. That's about it. Anything I missed?
• aphextron 9y ago
  This page is completely devoid of any actual information. It's a SquareSpace marketing site.