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Re:Lilium – Electric vertical take-⁠off and landing jet by pdelbarba on Sunday April 23, 2017 @02:08PM (#14179438)
100kW is the likely cruise power for that aircraft at 300kmph. It's likely many times that for VTOL
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Re:Lilium – Electric vertical take-⁠off and landing jet by sathackr on Sunday April 23, 2017 @06:18PM (#14180729)
Very possibly. I'm by no means an aerospace engineer.

A quick google turned up this[1] which has a top speed of 296km/h with a 120hp(89kw) engine, and it's likely a good bit lighter than the Lilium with a full battery load.

[1] http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/kitspages/nexaer.php

edit: added [1]

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