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With VTOL you only need enough energy to propel you to a high enough distance. Then you can glide. The higher up you go the farther you can travel.
by 0x8BADF00D 7y ago
With VTOL you only need enough energy to propel you to a high enough distance. Then you can glide. The higher up you go the farther you can travel.
- simongr3dal 7y agoIf this method is so simple and so superior in saving energy would it not be the norm for fossil fueled air travel today?
- newnewpdro 7y agoNit: There is no vertical landing in what you're describing, so VTOL doesn't seem appropriate.
- iyw 7y agoaim straight down
- kbr2000 7y agoIn order to move to your destination, after vertical take-off you would then need to fall down a bit first in order to pick up speed before transitioning to gliding (to get wind over your wings, which provides lift to turn and fly in the right direction). You might want to ditch those empty batteries also at the right point :)