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Right but the comparison is being made against "ground transportation" in the video. Light aircraft are already a component of urban travel (notably helicopters
by meheleventyone 7y ago
Right but the comparison is being made against "ground transportation" in the video. Light aircraft are already a component of urban travel (notably helicopters) and merely making them electrically powered isn't going to dramatically increase their utility which again is what the visualization in the video shows.
- fastball 7y agoMaking them electric is fairly important for a carbon-neutral/negative future though. Also even without helicopters being fossil-fuel powered, they have a number of other downsides: not nearly as safe as winged aircraft, louder, harder to fly, etc.
- meheleventyone 7y agoYes it's a great idea to make electric aircraft for all sorts of reasons. Notably this design (as per the paper linked elsewhere) gets 300% more efficient for just switching to electric motors. I'm giving context to the discussion from the parent of this thread. The nascent category of aircraft is being heavily marketed as a replacement means of transport for commuters. Which is why people are talking about them in that context.