Posted on 08/19/2023 5:05:06 PM PDT by algore
Coming out of stealth development is an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft by Applied eVTOL Concepts. The new eVTOL has thruster technology developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration via a multi-million dollar grant from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Applied eVTOL Concepts revealed the "Epiphany Transporter" last week, described as a "new mode of personal mobility."
"The Epiphany Transporter can accommodate two people, their luggage, plus golf clubs! Intended to be simple and safe to operate, and about the size of a Tesla Model 'S' automobile, it fits into a standard one-car garage with its thrusters folded up, Applied eVTOL Concepts said.
The company said the thruster technology has been in development for a quarter-century:
Originally developed under a $5.1 million DARPA grant, the NASA-proven ducted thrusters have undergone over a quarter-century of refinement through full-scale flight testing in wind tunnels and several prototype manned vehicles.
The news of the "exceptionally quiet" and "neighbor-friendly" eVTOL comes as the Federal Aviation Administration has published the Advanced Air Mobility Implementation Plan to ensure safe skies for flying taxis operations by 2028.
Ooh is it electric??!!
🤣😜
As with all these electric contraptions ask yourself one question.
“What about air conditioning.”
(I have worked on several of these prototypes over the past 15 years)
The other is who is connected to Biden, or which fan of Hunter’s paintings, got the contracts.
People can’t even drive in 2 dimensions, 3 is going to be a hoot. Add in a 17” tough screen for merriment all around.
Tough=touch
I think I’d want an APU running things with a 15-30 min battery backup to get down safely if the APU failed. Then A/C shouldn’t be a problem. Of course, maybe it’s too heavy to fly if they added an APU and fuel, but who knows?
Add in a 17” touch screen for merriment all around.
Ooh, I should have thought of that.
Yep, about the same time you'll have fusion-generated electric power too cheap to meter.
In the meantime we at least have this no-expense-spared computer-generated image of a concept. Woo-hoo
“Yep, about the same time you’ll have fusion-generated electric power too cheap to meter.”
I had that book, the one about the promise of nuclear energy, and energy too cheap to meter.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/4176355/posts
soon there will be commercial fusion since it now works on a nearly commercial level
It will be more expensive than current sources though, cause it acts an eco-tax in effect.
There is a typo in that brochure. They said 300 mile range; 300 yards will be closer to the truth, if they can even get it off the ground.
But, it ain't so new.
George Jetson did this in 1962.
Looks like the perfect vehicle for viewing the Titanic. Wonder if it uses the same control interface.
Does it COME WITH APPLE PLAY? If not, it’s a non-starter for me. /sarc
Wonder what the glide ratio is, an f4 is proof a brick can fly.
Wonder what the glide ratio is, an f4 is proof a brick can fly.
Much like a Senator is as a Representative
this glorified hovercraft is as a car.
How many miles/kwh?
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