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Re:Lilium – Electric vertical take-⁠off and landing jet by JoeMattie on Friday April 21, 2017 @02:52PM (#14168262)
Couldn't this be solved with a small diesel generator mounted in the back?
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Re:Lilium – Electric vertical take-⁠off and landing jet by jacquesm on Friday April 21, 2017 @03:21PM (#14168535)
Those are pretty heavy and would remove all their listed advantages.
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Re:Lilium – Electric vertical take-⁠off and landing jet by runin2k1 on Friday April 21, 2017 @02:53PM (#14168276)
But you'd need to cut weight by getting rid of the batteries.
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