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All of these concepts have the same problems: * loud * short range * no auto-rotation * no passive stability * almost no unpowered glide Accidents waiting to
by jpm_sd 8y ago
All of these concepts have the same problems:
* loud
* short range
* no auto-rotation
* no passive stability
* almost no unpowered glide
Accidents waiting to happen. Never something that you will want to have zipping around your residential neighborhood.
- erikb 8y agoWhat is the point of this post? This is all well known and that is what development projects are for. If you would at least argue that this will always be the same then there would be a discussion to have. But right now this post is just saying the obvious while ignoring that everybody is exactly working on resolving these problems.
- jpm_sd 8y agoThe point is, Larry Page is fighting physics, and therefore wasting his money.
- snarf21 8y agoWhat do you think about single person gyrocopters?
- nradov 8y agoThose already exist and are available in kit form. You can buy one if you want it, but they aren't very popular because they're expensive, slow, noisy, and relatively dangerous.
- at-fates-hands 8y agoThis doesn't even touch the idea of training people to fly. I've been studying for my Remote Pilot license just to use my drone professionally and the amount of information you need to know is at times overwhelming. I seriously can't imagine how you would administer a test like that to license people to fly their cars.
- kickling 8y agoWell, we already have licenses for flying planes, which seems to work quite well.
- molteanu 8y agoThat doesn't seem to be an issue: You have got enough happening in your life without having to learn how to fly. But what if flying across town was as easy as hopping in a rideshare? What if Cora could fly for you? Cora will combine self-flying software with expert human supervision, so you can enjoy the ride. [0] https://cora.aero/ https://cora.aero/