Re:Lilium – Electric vertical take-off and landing jet
by walrus01 on Friday April 21, 2017 @06:56PM
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If equipped with a parachute like a Cirrus I would not be so scared of it. In its current iteration it's about as scary as the eHang giant octocopter.
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Re:Lilium – Electric vertical take-off and landing jet
by bobsil1 on Friday April 21, 2017 @07:54PM
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Parachutes generally need 1K feet to be effective, and VTOL cabs will operate at fairly low altitudes. Maybe there are special ops low-altitude parachute designs that can be adapted for airframes.