Posted on 10/03/2022 11:42:37 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Wisk Aero, a startup founded in 2019 and backed by Boeing, has debuted its sixth generation remote-piloted “air taxi,” a yellow all-electric four-seat aircraft that can fly without a human pilot. The company touts its plug-in planes as the answer to city traffic congestion.
The Boeing-backed company is hoping to get approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to carry passengers as part of a commercial air taxi service, according to a report by the Verge.
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So it has a 90 mile range then what? Sit charging for 4 hours? Sorry..next!
You're comparing what in effect is little more than flying a kite to commercial passenger service. If a drone crashes you just go to Radio Shack and buy another. But both in terms of regulation and operation, it's (more than) a bit more complicated than that when there might be dead bodies in the wreckage.
“When the Russian Air Force goes electric I will give it more consideration.”
Are you Russian?
“A pilot onboard will probably be needed to reassure passengers.”
Absolutely. If I was a passenger I would want someone with skin in the game to have his ass on the line.
The technology is somewhat more complicated, but not particularly so. If your tire falls off your car at 70 mph you could well die in the crash. If the right series of things goes wrong in an elevator, you will be dead. A bridge could collapse while you are on it. Most things that could go wrong in a drone plane would probably be just as bad with a pilot.
I think I could trust a pilotless drone flying between two rooftops more than I would trust a driverless bus on a highway.
OTOH, I am still amazed at those scooters that manage to keep you upright on two wheels.
Equally appropriate.
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