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To me "short-hop flights" is the real reason any of this makes sense. If you are commuting into NYC and can get picked up at 9am and flown past traffic to your
by EthanHeilman 5y ago
To me "short-hop flights" is the real reason any of this makes sense. If you are commuting into NYC and can get picked up at 9am and flown past traffic to your building, thats an enormous win if you can pay for it. It will compete in helicopter taxi market and expand that market by being able to land closer to the destination because it makes less noise. This and its faster speed means shorter total commute.
Passenger helicopters: speed 160 MPH, range 250 miles, cost $1.3-13.00 USD/mile
Joby claims: 200 MPH, 150 miles, ~$4 USD/mile.
- vkou 5y agoExcept that NYC is one of the worst environments in the world for short-hop flights, due to the risk of killing dozens of people on the ground if you crash. The safety record of non-commercial aviation is not great. If you want to solve traffic, invest in public transit. Matching the throughput of a single train requires completely saturating the sky with small aircraft.
- nradov 5y agoThere are only 3 helicopter pads available for commuter use in Manhattan. Those won't be able to handle much more traffic during commute hours. Building more isn't going to be politically viable. https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/10/us/new-york-city-helicopter-flights/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/10/us/new-york-city-helicopter-f...