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I know it's really hard to predict what people will or won't want in the future, but... Would people want this, even if it worked really well?
If there were only few of those around and you could afford one and it had good range imagine how it would cut your commute. Fly to your cabin in the woods in no time (rather than sit in traffic for hours) to chill for a bit? Worth the money.
What's the fail safe for aircraft with this kind of thrust? Planes can glide after a loss of power, helos autorotate, do these just fall out of the sky on a nice ballistic arc? Maybe one of those whole plane parachutes?
"In the very unlikely event that all four engines fail, we’ll go straight into the ground like a fucking dart." -Billy Connolly
They promised my generation flying cars growing up. They never, not a single time talked about flying motorcycles. I don't mean to be negative but here's a few questions: What happens when you hit turbulence? What happens if you get caught in a rainstorm? What happens if you fly into a flock of birds? What happens when you fly into lightning on a clear day? None of those have to be fatal in an airplane, but potential…
I am looking forwards to the legal circus after some rich idiot buys one of these and runs out of fuel over someone else's house.
They are requiring drone pilots to be licensed and these guys think an ultralight version of this won’t require a license.
They are requiring drone pilots to be licensed and these guys think an ultralight version of this won’t require a license.
I know it's really hard to predict what people will or won't want in the future, but... Would people want this, even if it worked really well?
I'd want it if it didn't work so well to be honest. People in the Bay Area complain about how terrible public transport is. Try living in the midwest or southeast. I frequently dreamed of having my own personal Rocketman style jetpack or something to avoid that terrible commute. If I had the funds I'd buy one of these things without a second thought.
What's the fail safe for aircraft with this kind of thrust? Planes can glide after a loss of power, helos autorotate, do these just fall out of the sky on a nice ballistic arc? Maybe one of those whole plane parachutes?
They are already talking about cargo is more likely than passengers. Ever the same story in transportation.
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If you want to start it and apply to YC, we'd be very interested.
You for real?