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By what metric is it "good enough"? Appears to me to be not good enough by a long shot. VTOL is especially energy intensive.
by BuffaloBagel 9y ago
By what metric is it "good enough"? Appears to me to be not good enough by a long shot. VTOL is especially energy intensive.
- hyperbovine 9y agoIdea: vertical take-off via a detachable umbilical. On landing... well, gravity is on your side :)
- jacquesm 9y agoThat would have to be a pretty long cable, high voltage (to keep it light) and you'd have to stay connected roughly until you reach cruising speed for maximum effect. Recovering the cable would also be fun (assuming it stays on the ground to save weight). Maybe they can partner with uBeam for wireless energy transmission and screw two sets of investors in one go.
- Element_ 9y agoBy the metric of range. The website says the range is 300km which is more than enough to travel in/out of the core of most major cities.
- BuffaloBagel 9y agoYou must be new to the internet. These numbers are very wishful thinking for some undetermined future date.