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Want to Help Design a Flying Car?

posted by CoolHand on Tuesday May 10 2016, @04:25PM   Printer-friendly
from the where-the-f-is-my-jetpack dept.

devlux writes:

It looks like Lilum Aviation is now hiring http://lilium-aviation.com/#jobs

This is the company that has announced via the Telegraph a vertical lift flying car in two years.

Oh and there's something in there about a personal electric jet, with vertical take off and landing, a top speed of 250MPH and a range of 300 Miles.

But really, a job designing a real flying car, how cool is that?

From the article:

Personal aeroplanes which can take off noiselessly from the back garden, will be available within two years, engineers have claimed.

Lilium Aviation is designing an electric two-seater aircraft which takes just 20 hours to learn to fly, and can travel at speeds of 250mph.

Crucially, the small aircraft, which weighs just 25kg[sic], can take off vertically which means it does not need to fly from an airport, but could be parked outside a house or in a garden.

The company says the design will 'open the door to a new class of simpler, quieter and environmentally friendly planes' and will be available from 2018.

"Our goal is to develop an aircraft for use in everyday life," said Daniel Wiegand, CEO and one of the company's four founders.

"We are going for a plane that can take off and land vertically and does not need the complex and expensive infrastructure of an airport.

"To reduce noise and pollution, we are using electric engines so it can also be used close to urban areas."

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 10 2016, @07:23PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 10 2016, @07:23PM (#344371)

    Picture an F-35 flight system (with lift fan) in a lifting body. Traditional take-off is fully prohibited, and traditional landing is only allowed as an emergency option.

    The lift fan goes in front of the people.

    Before flight, heat shields deploy to protect the rear tires. (suspension extend to lift the vehicle, deploy shields, suspension retract to sit on shields and lift wheels to safety)