Larry Page is pouring millions into flying cars
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Re: Larry Page is pouring millions into flying cars
#2huh, it looks like he might be under the mistaken impression that he's actually pouring it into small airplanes, as was I after reading the article.
Re: Larry Page is pouring millions into flying cars
#3Why would the VTOL miniplanes described in the article be better than small helicopters, which take off the same way?
Re: Larry Page is pouring millions into flying cars
#4Why would the VTOL miniplanes described in the article be better than small helicopters, which take off the same way?
I’d guess speed and prop redundancy
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#5Why would the VTOL miniplanes described in the article be better than small helicopters, which take off the same way?
aerodynamic stability to glide down to emergency landing area should problem arise.
more power efficient in cruise flight.
Re: Larry Page is pouring millions into flying cars
#6Why would the VTOL miniplanes described in the article be better than small helicopters, which take off the same way?
Planes are way more energy efficient in normal forward flight. And electric multicopters, like the popular camera drones, you don't need much of the mechanics of a traditional helicopter.
Re: Larry Page is pouring millions into flying cars
#7Well, let him not stop pouring millions into Google Fiber.
Re: Larry Page is pouring millions into flying cars
#8Why would the VTOL miniplanes described in the article be better than small helicopters, which take off the same way?
aerodynamic stability to glide down to emergency landing area should problem arise. more power efficient in cruise flight.
Helicopters can land without power (autorotate) or if the tail rotator fails.
Re: Larry Page is pouring millions into flying cars
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#10How's the Ehang 184 coming along?[1] That's an electric flying car, essentially a big 8-prop drone, announced last June. They're targeting short-distance travel within big, crowded cities in China. China's 1% will be able to get across Beijing in 10 minutes.