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Comment #19343888
We have great relationship with the FAA and our JB10 has been granted experimental certification.
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Comment #19343868
EDFs are really power hungry beasts! You have to use them for takeoff and then transition onto a wing ASAP or you’ll be out of juice at 250w.h/kg No loiter time possible. The issue…
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Comment #19343847
Yes they are and it’s great but...it suffers the same limitations as any open rotor drone configuration, it’s really slow and really large
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Comment #19343820
Fixed wing can glide, helicopters can autorotate, open rotor e-vtols don’t autorotate because they don’t have variable pitch blades and their inertia is way too low anyway. jet-vto…
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Comment #19342093
We use turbojets but are working on a 4:1 bypass ratio TF
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Comment #19340454
We’re actively working with army, navy and marines in US. Why put a Blackhawk and crew at risk where one it a swarm of autonomous cargo Speeders can do same work. 400-600lbs cargo …
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Comment #19340044
Yes you are correct. We are also working on our turbofan. Way better sfc, quieter and cooler exhaust.
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Comment #19340016
Every minute saved in reaching a stroke or heart attack victim reduces mortality by approx 10%. Worth fighting for?
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Comment #19339992
If we can fly quickly AND safely and land within feet of an injured person and that makes a difference of them living or dying, isn’t that worth a shot?
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Comment #19339947
We 100% agree and base level stablization is what we spend most of our engineering time on - both software and mech. We are learning a heck of a lot from our 1/3rd scale model
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Comment #19339891
Depends on which aircraft but the JB11 is approx 110dba at 25ft
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Comment #19339864
We are working also on micro turbo fans ( 250 hrs
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Comment #19335624
The airflow works, we’ve modelled it. Pilot needs to wear similar jacket to current standard motorcycle jacket. No loose change in pockets
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Comment #19335551
We were never part of the Martin JetPack project. Totally different tech.
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Comment #19335501
Absolutely right
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Comment #19335487
No we haven’t to 15k ft, we’ve modelled that. We’ve flown at approx 7k ft above mean sea level in alps
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Comment #19335421
Our tech could not be more different to the MJP. Theirs was a gasoline engine powering a pair of ducted fans. Too many single points of failure and never able to keep the engine co…
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Comment #19335380
The safety system has to be integral with initial design and it is. Before these are used in urban environments the machine must be able to set itself down safely regardless of the…
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Comment #19335341
Thank you, yes we really are but it’s cool to do. We should achieve up to 30mins endurance with exiting engines and if we move to a turbofan than 2-3 x that is possible
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Comment #19335309
We probably have the highest wing loading of any aircraft, therefore the impact of turbulence is much less than fixed wing or helicopter. The pilot has belly strap and lock holding…
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Comment #19335283
Thank you!
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Comment #19335282
The 1/3rd scale prototype is flying. In a number of ways what we’re doing is simpler than JA. We’re confident we can achieve our time goals.
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Comment #19335272
We’ll count you in... in the future!
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Comment #19335270
Hey maybe one day we can get it down to that kind of level
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Comment #19335261
How do you do the economics on the value of the lives this can and will save?