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Orders and refundable deposits don't mean jack shit for something that hasn't been produced fully yet. A lot of people are willing to put money down on a fanta
by supernova87a 8y ago
Orders and refundable deposits don't mean jack shit for something that hasn't been produced fully yet. A lot of people are willing to put money down on a fantasy.
The company has, like, 1 of these prototype (still experimental class) planes. As commented elsewhere here, certification, etc. is a big hurdle. Clearly they're following Tesla's playbook -- but with something much harder to produce.
The press release's lazy language makes it sound like they already achieved these benefits. Wait until even 1 plane is delivered to see.
- heavenlyblue 8y ago>> Clearly they're following Tesla's playbook -- but with something much harder to produce. Tesla is aiming at mass manufacturing. This is somehow different from Tesla since the number of units is much smaller. This is more similar to Model S sans Gigafactory.
- perilunar 8y agoI wouldn't say much harder to produce. A small aircraft is mechanically simpler than a car: a few moving surfaces connected by cables, no gear box, simple suspension. Avionics are complicated and expensive, but they'll likely use existing units, so no extra risk there.
- 8456523 8y ago>A small aircraft is mechanically simpler than a car Maybe so, but the consequences of a failure of the design or the implementation are much higher.
- cmurf 8y agoExactly. This was no doubt very expensive for Cessna. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_162_Skycatcher#Wing_modifications_of_aircraft_in_service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_162_Skycatcher#Wing_mod... Can anyone think of a car recall that required 32 hours per unit to fix?