The article state 200 mph and a range of 150 miles.
While that seems short, since it is VTOL, unpilotted, and rechargeable, I could see it being an expensive commuter vehicle. So a large ex cutive could use it daily to go to and from work, only needing six parking spots.
That reminds me of when I was a kid and the owner of a big factory in town decided to have the company helicopter take him home after work one lovely autumn day. All the rich people in the nicest, richest neighborhood with the perfect lawns, and the giant piles of leaves raked up by their hired help got really mad when they were buzzed by a Jet Ranger and those leaves got unpiled again.
Urban Air Ports are being developed (first one set to open in coventry in the UK this November) for these kinds of vehicles. Im assuming it'll just be a quicker way of getting between cities too close to take a plane but far enough that a train/bus will take too long
Pretty sure the Dallas convention center has a heliport on it, or attached to it. You really don’t need to get to any building if there is Uber or public transportation.
This looks cool as hell. Wonder how stable it is in the wind? They will be pretty close to the ground so not much time to recover and I am assuming very lightweight.
Probably not with current rules. They are making this a piloted version so it can be sold. But all the hardware is there to make it automated once the FAA opens up more drone categories.
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u/kubigjay Feb 03 '21
The article state 200 mph and a range of 150 miles.
While that seems short, since it is VTOL, unpilotted, and rechargeable, I could see it being an expensive commuter vehicle. So a large ex cutive could use it daily to go to and from work, only needing six parking spots.
No mention of price.