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Re:Lilium achieves first main wing transition for all-electr... by freemint on Sunday June 12, 2022 @06:07PM (#31718736)
In a sufficiently river/sea/ /hill/valley rich environment it might work if one can save on infrastructure cost for extra expensive roads. This is not most of the world though.
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Re:Lilium achieves first main wing transition for all-electr... by ghaff on Sunday June 12, 2022 @08:12PM (#31719501)
You already have bush planes in places like Alaska. A cheaper/better bush plane has probable merit but, as you say, that's not most places.
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