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To: SkyDancer

I think they are for military use. I can see how a quiet V-Stol could be useful.


3 posted on 09/30/2023 2:15:22 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Starve the beast and steal its food!)
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To: Fai Mao

It probably takes a week to charge it up. According to the NYT, it was built for the Air Force to evade FAA regulations. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/25/business/air-force-joby-electric-air-taxi.html


4 posted on 09/30/2023 2:23:18 PM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: Fai Mao

Still thinking a lot of those in the airspace.


12 posted on 09/30/2023 2:53:40 PM PDT by SkyDancer (~Definition Of A Business Jet: A Mailing Tube For Executives ~)
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To: Fai Mao

“… a quiet V-Stol could be useful.”

I hope it’s quieter than the drones that fly around our neighborhood park.


17 posted on 09/30/2023 3:21:12 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
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