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However that would make it very useful in urban environments, where people can move between high-rises without having to move through traffic, and can charge in
by headcanon 10y ago
However that would make it very useful in urban environments, where people can move between high-rises without having to move through traffic, and can charge in-between. This would likely be their first market.
- nradov 10y agoThe vast majority of urban high rises are incapable of accommodating landing pads.
- FabHK 10y agoInteresting. Why is that? Seems like a fairly obvious extension to keep in mind, at least at this stage.
- nradov 10y agoRoofs aren't flat, aren't designed to support extra weight, and/or filled with antennas and HVAC equipment. If you want a building to have a helipad the architect usually has to plan for that from the start; retrofitting existing high rises would be extremely expensive. Plus upper floor occupants will complain about the noise.
- FabHK 10y agoThanks. Hoping architects start planning for it then :-)
- SJC1 10y agoManhattan outlawed rooftop landings and takeoffs after 9/11.