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Helicopters are VTOLs. And all VTOL concepts have basically the same aerodynamic problems. So no, it is incredibly unlikely these problems can be solved easily.
by _hypx 3y ago
Helicopters are VTOLs. And all VTOL concepts have basically the same aerodynamic problems. So no, it is incredibly unlikely these problems can be solved easily.
Which is why VTOL concepts have stayed vaporware. People are simply trying to sell helicopters with a new name. It mirrors the endless attempts to build systems that work exactly like trains, but with a much sillier mechanism of operation. Both strategies are built on willful ignorance of what they're really trying to do, and are nearly guaranteed to fail.