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World's First eVTOL Vertiport For Flying Taxis Opens In UK

Anonymous Mon 16 May 2022 00:59:00 No.1800647 View View Reply Original Report

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>The world's first vertiport for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, such as flying taxis and cargo drones, opened in the U.K., providing the public a glimpse of the future of air mobility.
>Urban-Air Port, a British company developing ground-based infrastructure for the eVTOL industry, opened the vertiport earlier this month in Coventry, a city in central England.

Thoughts?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 May 2022 01:01:59 No.1800649 Report

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Another techbro pump and dump.

Electirc multicolor craft have terrible endurance. Especially with loads. This will fail for th3bsame reasons helicopter taxis did.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 May 2022 03:07:55 No.1800675 Report

Quoted By: >>1800676 >>1800686

Can someone actually explain to me the evtol meme and how it actually differs from helicopters except for muh electric?????

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 May 2022 03:23:34 No.1800676 Report

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>>1800675
Computer assisted flight controls and multi rotor for simpler piloting.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO NASM-NAM-A-34428-C[1].jpg, 1MiB, 2000x1611

Anonymous Mon 16 May 2022 03:57:57 No.1800686 Report

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>>1800675
Silicone Valley has decided it's time to reinvent the airplane, just like they finished reinventing the automobile.
109 years of hard earned lessons thrown out for a clean sheet.
Pilots? Deleted.
Autopilots? Infallible.
Aerodromes? Outdated.
Approach and departure protection? Unnecessary.
Air Traffic Procedures? Rebuild from scratch at Government expense.
Emergency Contingencies? Lol just dial 911.
Weather? Who cares.
Endurance reserve? Redundant.
Safety Rules? Exempted.

Way of the future! Way of the future..... way of the future...

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 May 2022 06:38:18 No.1800721 Report

Quoted By: >>1800728

can these things fly on three props?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 May 2022 06:56:06 No.1800728 Report

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>>1800721
My understanding is they can suffer a single engine failure (out of 8) and continue to maintain control. I honestly don’t see how this is an improvement over the helicopter other than looking cool and futuristic. At least a helicopter can autorotate

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