October 18, 20214 yr As they mention at the end, the design is very complex. As far as I'm aware, that's also the reason why it never really caught on in shipping, where especially tugboats were the main area of application as the rotors would improve the maneuverability considerably. But the flying prototypes do look cool 🙂 Cheers Mallard
October 18, 20214 yr Author Yep, does seem rather copmlpex with all those blades requiring pitch adjustment. So many different designs for eVTOL propulsion at the moment. Joby with their conventional props and vectoring technology, Lilium with their mini ducted fans built into the wing, Airbus with their 4 large ducted fans... but the one that really fascinates me is the Jetoptera bladeless fan, pretty much a Dyson hair dryer propelling the aircraft. Fluidic Propulsion. https://jetoptera.com/ Edited October 18, 20214 yr by martin-w
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