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The Joby vehicle looks like it would be capable of controlled descent, it has decent sized wings.
by sjburt 4y ago
The Joby vehicle looks like it would be capable of controlled descent, it has decent sized wings.
- jandrese 4y agoI guess the cutoff is if you can maintain a sink rate low enough to make a landing without killing/severely injuring passengers in an engine-out scenario. I would expect most of these "scaled up quadcopter" companies to incorporate an emergency parachute system to handle similar to a Cirrus CAPS.
- nradov 4y agoI doubt it. Consider the high wing loading, high drag, and lack of certain control surfaces. Any power loss will result in a quick stall and unrecoverable spin. Most of those powered lift aircraft rely on a mix of redundant systems plus a ballistic recovery parachute for flight safety.