Re:NEC shows ‘flying car’ hovering steadily for minute
by FabHK on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @08:31AM
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Electric motors with fixed pitch rotors are much simpler mechanically than piston/turbine engines and fully articulated rotor blades.
Furthermore, with the drones, you have fly by wire, with control inputs translated into manoeuvring in a simple manner, so pilots will require much less skill.
For example, one has to log a certain number of landings in a helicopter. In a Volocopter, you'd literally just slide a button on the control stick up to take off, then slide it down to land, and do that N times, and you've passed that part of the requirements.
Furthermore, with the drones, you have fly by wire, with control inputs translated into manoeuvring in a simple manner, so pilots will require much less skill.
For example, one has to log a certain number of landings in a helicopter. In a Volocopter, you'd literally just slide a button on the control stick up to take off, then slide it down to land, and do that N times, and you've passed that part of the requirements.