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posted by Fnord666 on Friday May 17 2019, @01:42AM   Printer-friendly
from the where's-my-jet-pack? dept.

TechCrunch:

It's not the first time a Lilium Jet — the company's all-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) device — has taken to the sky but it is the first time the new five seater has taken off and landed, following extensive ground testing. Lilium published a video of a two-seater version's inaugural flight just over two years ago.

The new five-seater is a full-scale, full-weight prototype that is powered by 36 all-electric jet engines to allow it to take-off and land vertically, while achieving "remarkably efficient horizontal or cruise flight," says Lilium

Will the back seat of the air taxi be cleaner than the normal kind?


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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday May 17 2019, @02:43AM (3 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday May 17 2019, @02:43AM (#844567) Journal

    I just re-read several articles on jets. I think we need an authority figure to decide whether this counts as a jet. Hero - can we resurrect him? His version of a jet definitely used combustion. We need his opinion.

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday May 17 2019, @02:45AM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday May 17 2019, @02:45AM (#844570) Journal

    Missed my chance to link to a pertinent song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI0mSEzttx8 [youtube.com]

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 17 2019, @04:07AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 17 2019, @04:07AM (#844588)

    Not what the industry would call a jet engine. The stream of air coming out the back of each one is technically a jet of air.
    https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jet [dictionary.com]