Re:Lilium – Electric vertical take-off and landing jet
by nradov on Friday April 21, 2017 @05:17PM
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This doesn't even remotely provide a last mile solution because even if they get the aircraft working the landing pads will be more than a mile apart. Just because it's a VTOL aircraft didn't mean you can land it on a city street. A large, securely fenced area free of nearby obstacles will be needed. Where are you going to put those in a dense city? And don't try to tell me that they're going to land on building roofs; most roofs are unsuitable because they're too small or not flat or full of ventilation equipment and antennas.
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Re:Lilium – Electric vertical take-off and landing jet
by FabHK on Friday April 21, 2017 @11:50PM
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There's a NASA study ("Concept of Operations", CONOPs) on VTOL taxis in Silicon Valley:
"Silicon Valley Early Adopter CONOPs and Market Study"
https://nari.arc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/An...