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Until you invent anti-gravity, VTOL will always be (i) very energy intensive, and (ii) and very disruptive to the surrounding environment. This is both in terms
by hristov 6y ago
Until you invent anti-gravity, VTOL will always be (i) very energy intensive, and (ii) and very disruptive to the surrounding environment. This is both in terms of noise and air turbulence.
Self driving is something that may be solved and can become practical for popular use with current and near-term foreseeable technology. Everyday mass use VTOL is not. Sorry, the Jetsons lied to you.
- wefarrell 6y agoBlack hawks are quiet enough for specops teams to use them in urban raids like the Bin Laden one.
- bouchard 6y agoThe rotorcraft used for the Bin Laden raid weren't standard Black hawks. The modifications probably required huge trade-offs in cost/performance and might still not be quiet enough for daily use in urban/residential areas.
- wefarrell 6y agoStill not exactly anti-gravity. Lilium boasts: "As well as a customized electric motor, it contains innovative liner technology which means the aircraft will be inaudible from the ground when flying above 400m and will only be as loud as a passing truck while taking off." https://lilium.com/the-jet https://lilium.com/the-jet
- missedthecue 6y agoIt wasn't that quiet, it was fast and below radar
- giarc 6y ago>Everyday mass use VTOL is not. Sorry, the Jetsons lied to you. Many companies are working on this problem currently. I would say consumer accessible, piloted electric VTOL is closer than fully self driving vehicles.
- einpoklum 6y ago> Many companies are working on this problem currently. They're working on nullifying gravity? Cool.
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- steffan 6y ago> Sorry, the Jetsons lied to you No kidding. They promised Rosie and we got Roomba.