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Re:Lilium’s successful test flight of the world’s first elec... by nradov on Friday April 21, 2017 @06:41AM (#14164390)
It's technically not a "jet". They're using a large number of ducted fans for propulsion.
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Re:Lilium’s successful test flight of the world’s first elec... by matheweis on Thursday April 20, 2017 @05:03PM (#14160874)
This reminds me (in a good way) of Paul Moller's SkyCar vaporware that I've been tracking since seeing it on the cover of Popular Mechanics as a little kid.

It's so cool to finally see something that is actually in the air... that 186 mile range sounds high for batteries, though. If they've really reached that, I'm impressed!

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Re:Lilium’s successful test flight of the world’s first elec... by tim333 on Friday April 21, 2017 @12:09AM (#14163044)
I look forward to a Lilium button on the Uber app.
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Re:Lilium’s successful test flight of the world’s first elec... by mcbutterbunz on Thursday April 20, 2017 @06:55PM (#14161621)
Will this be autonomous? From the video, it looks like there is no one piloting. IMO, autonomous flight will be the only thing that makes this successful. Very cool nonetheless.
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Re:Lilium’s successful test flight of the world’s first elec... by danderino on Thursday April 20, 2017 @08:43PM (#14162184)
Theyre currently unmanned. Their plan according to the site is a manned flight in 2019
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Re:Lilium’s successful test flight of the world’s first elec... by boznz on Thursday April 20, 2017 @10:28PM (#14162674)
Looks cool, Specs look awesome, but I can guarantee I could not afford one.

Make it autonomous and call Uber/Lyft

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