Re:Lilium achieves first main wing transition for all-electr...
by ghaff on Sunday June 12, 2022 @01:13PM
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It's trivial to create a luxury "bus" in just about any form factor you want to from a full-size motor coach down to a limo. Presumably the economics don't work in most cases. Of course, if you're talking small municipal airports in the US, the vast majority of people living there, especially those who can afford somewhat upscale transportation, probably own a car.
Re:Lilium achieves first main wing transition for all-electr...
by SoftTalker on Sunday June 12, 2022 @01:34PM
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Yes. Most small towns don't even have bus service to the nearest hub airport, because economically it doesn't work. And there is no arrangement of costs that will work out to electric aircraft being cheaper to own and operate than a bus.
Planning to create a plane that fills this space is planning to create a plane that suffers a lot of accidents for almost no real gain over current options.
Buses are incredibly safe. If you want better busses, build those instead. This obsession with floating to your destination above the ground does not seem wise or worthwhile.