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Re:Cora – Kitty Hawk's prototype air taxi [video] by ameister14 on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @09:38AM (#16575958)
The noise regulations part does make a difference, as this is significantly quieter than a helicopter.
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Re:Cora – Kitty Hawk's prototype air taxi [video] by nradov on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @12:17PM (#16577299)
That remains to be heard. The electric motors might be marginally quieter than current helicopter engines but ultimately the rotors still have to move the same amount of air.
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