The Lilium Jet – The world’s first all-electric VTOL jet

[ScudRunner-d95]

[b]The Lilium Jet – The world’s first all-electric VTOL jet[/b]

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[David MacRay]

Range 300 km.  ??? Oh yes, I totally believe them. Fantastic! 

I'm naive enough to hope it's true. I also hope it can carry 600kgs of passengers and luggage.

[ScudRunner-d95]

That is the Achilles heal of electric planes, you need to pack around huge batteries to make them any kinds of useful.


Fun toy

[vanNostrum]

What part makes this thing a jet?

[David MacRay]

The fans are in tubes. Totally jets, according to those guys.

[ScudRunner-d95]

Im going to start offering Tube Fan ratings, any takers?

[vanNostrum]

[quote author=David MacRay link=topic=6155.msg16169#msg16169 date=1493433899]
The fans are in tubes. Totally jets, according to those guys.
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Deceptive marketing ploy

[vanNostrum]

[quote author=ScudRunner link=topic=6155.msg16170#msg16170 date=1493434387]
Im going to start offering Tube Fan ratings, any takers?
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I like to try a V1 cut with fan #36 inoperative :D
Oh no I forgot... this is VTOL

[Slick Goodlin]

[quote author=ScudRunner link=topic=6155.msg16170#msg16170 date=1493434387]
Im going to start offering Tube Fan ratings, any takers?
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Is there a bond?

[ScudRunner-d95]

Ya of course there is a bond.
However if you work two years on the ramp I'll reduce it to 20k