Larry Page is pouring millions into flying cars

Re:Larry Page is pouring millions into flying cars by raquo on Friday December 30, 2016 @09:40PM (#13289133)

I don't think L/D of more than 10 is realistic for a compact VTOL aircraft even in cruise mode, and then there's the vertical take off and landing component that will cause further inefficiency especially on short trips. But at the same time I don't think it matters that much.

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Re:Larry Page is pouring millions into flying cars by aptwebapps on Friday December 30, 2016 @11:42PM (#13289529)

Depends on the type of VTOL. Quad copter? Not so efficient. Tilt-wing? I imagine it's much better. (Amateur opinion disclaimer)

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Re:Larry Page is pouring millions into flying cars by zevets on Saturday December 31, 2016 @01:05PM (#13292213)

iirc a v-22 is below 5:1 and somewhere around 3:1

The new DEP designs will do better, but exceeding 10:1 seems unlikely

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