This is a major milestone for them. Very nice to see the indicators suddenly transitioning to laminar flow. It is a shame that they only stayed in this flight

This is a major milestone for them. Very nice to see the indicators suddenly transitioning to laminar flow. It is a shame that they only stayed in this flight regime for a few seconds, but they will now gradually expand the envelope. Here is a good article explaining the tradeoffs they make vs. more traditional VTOL craft with larger propellers: https://ir.lilium.com/news-releases/news-release-details/technology-behind-lilium-jet https://ir.lilium.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tec... . TLDR: they accept more inefficient performance during hover because they won't stay in this flight regime for long.