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Can it glide in case of a prop/motor failure? Or something resembling a helicopter's autorotate? Or is the passenger just SOOL if that happens?
by felooboolooomba 6mo ago
Can it glide in case of a prop/motor failure? Or something resembling a helicopter's autorotate? Or is the passenger just SOOL if that happens?
- pjc50 6mo ago"The air taxi can continue flying with up to two motors out" says the article. Probably safer than a V-22 Osprey.
- hahajk 6mo agoI believe the entire aircraft has a parachute that can deploy in the event of engine failure. Edit: I'm wrong. https://www.ainonline.com/news-article/2022-04-08/developers-evtol-aircraft-resist-safety-case-parachutes https://www.ainonline.com/news-article/2022-04-08/developers... > Joby also insisted that the high levels of redundancy built into its four-passenger eVTOL design obviate the need for a parachute. The company, which recently lost one of its two prototype aircraft during a flight test accident, said that the vehicle can safely operate after failures to the motors, batteries, or electric propulsion units and also has the option to land vertically or glide to the ground on its wing.
- nradov 6mo agoThis is a powered lift aircraft. There is no ability to autorotate or glide. It has redundant rotors and power systems so should be pretty reliable, but if there's a catastrophic failure then it will immediately go into a spin and crash.
- felooboolooomba 6mo ago> pretty reliable Got it. If anything in this high tech state-of-the-art machine causes more than 2 motors to stop motoring then I'll most likely die in a crash. But it's not very likely that'll happen.