Well it has wings, just like those normal planes that needed gas, if they turn off the engine they still fly because of its wings, probably this one too
I like how no information was left about this plane so we had to do our own research. For those who wonders, this plane is N301AX made by Archer, a startup based in Palo Alto. The plane has 12 motors, 150mph top speed, 1.5 ton weight, 75kwh battery, of which only 37kwh is available for cruise and 60 miles of calculated max range. The plane made its first hovering at the end of 2021 Sadly I think it’s not very useful, at least to me. I thought it would be a good future commute aircraft but (rated) 60miles of range is way too limited. It’s probably faster to just drive my also eco friendly electric car which ranges 520mi and I don’t have to worry about it dropping from sky or emergency land in someone’s backyard
@@jreutp Its as garbage as an electric powered semi Truck. The sheer weight of the batteries, pulling a huge heavy load makes the range extremely low. Here the power required to create lift will ensure this Crap will never be a viable alternative to fuel.
Everytime I think of flying cars I think how much of a stupid idea they are. People barely know how to drive cars and now everyone expects them to fly an aircraft to go to work
This post is 1yr ago but today July 21st, 2024… the world just experienced a *SHUTDOWN* where 99% of Microsoft Windows users who also depend on a product from Crowdstrike experiences a halted action… I can’t imagine such thing happening amid air
I doubt seriously that thing flies at 10000 feet! Maybe 1000 feet. You can't pressurize it to fly much higher than 1000 feet. Rule 1 DON'T fly higher than you want to fall!
Now see if the batteries goes dead what do you do. jump out with a parachute.let me know what do you do if the batteries really goes dead and you have passenger in the back then what do you do.
You understand that aircraft have to be serviced after so many hours right? Wear and tear, no shit Sherlock. Don't get me wrong though this isn't the future. It's a private plane, we already have them.
Elite rich? Hate the game don't hate the players. But yeah it nice to have filthy rich people who can buy these things for ridiculous prices. Do you think we all could own cars today if the first few very expensive cars weren't bought by the filthy rich?
Galvanic electricity is finite. There are only so many elements on the galvanic table and only so many Amp hrs within. The issue isn't the craft. It's the power source.
@@merovingian688 electronic components support self driving not the main power source. By your logic you are saying maritime and aviation can't have autopilot because the are powered by ICE or jet turbines. Newsflash genius. They do already.
Fuel gauges are pretty accurate so you know exactly how much fuel there is but the same can't be said about battery percentage. Avg lion batteries start deteriorating after 300 or 400 charge cycles. Also conventional helicopters can safely land even after their engine shuts off mid air.
This thing flies itself. Their is a joystick and buttons. That is it. Not as fun, but definitely not going to fly very far, as any batteries so far have been quite the let down. It has eight power hungry electric motors. So far the batteries don't last more than 15 minutes which to me, that is chopping into safety quite bad. Battery technology has a long way to go. Thank you for this, I love this type of stuff
Amazing beautiful but I have one question everything is becoming electric even planes so all these gas stations and all the people who invested in gas oil they all gonna lose their money that means the world is gonna lose billions
They are already working on anti gravity, no apparent propulsion devices. Which actually the Nazi's had at the end of WWII, thought to be alien technology. And the US government took that from the Nazi's.
Tukang Solder come on man! Get serious! You can grab a car for $1000!! Stop praying and start learning basic car repair and maintenance! Ask your God to guide you in wisdom, learning and knowledge! Then you buy a cheap car, fix it up and you and your family enjoy it!!! Salaam.
Then he could argue back saying maybe he doesn’t have the time to do all this. And possibly all his earning are going towards housing and family , therefore they are just getting by brother. Insha’Allah one day you do achieve your goal buddy. 🥳
@@ningtabs8165 Forget electric transport full stop, and focus on Hydrogen and fully synthetic fuels and fuels made from waste that all work in all existing engines instead. To build just 1 Electric Vehicle produces around 80-90% more carbon emissions than building a regular vehicle, not to mention the damage caused when mining the rare precious metals to make the batteries for the vehicles, and the fact the world is fast running out of the precious metals and minerals needed for EV batteries too. Fully synthetic fuel, Hydrogen, and also fuels made from waste, are the true fuels of the future I think. The world simply can't produce enough electricity to cope with absolutely everything being electric, Here in the UK, it said that if every vehicle on our roads was to be electric, we'd need 10 new nuclear power plants the size of Hinckley point just to cope with demand, and that just land transport alone. We need other solutions as well as electric, Toyota have come up with both the Ammonia combustion Engine and Hydrogen combustion engine, like we have today but with no Carbon emissions, Kawasaki Have developed the HySE, a Hydrogen combustion motorcycle, and Airbus are developing 3 different Hydrogen Aircraft, 2 hydrogen combustion Turbofan and Turboprop and 1 with fuel cell propulsion.
@@quackatitYou're never going to run out of fuel in a regular aircraft, as you always put more fuel in than you need for the journey, so you've got extra fuel in case of emergency too. You can only fill a battery to 100%, and whatever range that gives you is all you have.
Not even that. Normally if a helicopter looses it's engines to some sort of defect, for example overheating, it can still rely on autorotation to land safely. In the case of this helicopter it has way too small rotors and can't make use of this feature. Real life example V22 Osprey. That's also the main reason why American presidents aren't allowed to fly with it due to limited safety measures if the engine cuts out
@@ViceroyRoyale because it is rare. Most people will have a similar reaction to it. Why are you so negative about it? You sound like you've seen VTOL on your everyday encounter.
Kinda makes you wanna have a pilots license! Imagine everyone owning one of these!? Makes you wonder if achieving such an infrastructure is even possible!? 🤔
This reminds me of all the dead pilots when they introduced the osprey to the military... There's a reason not all planes are designed with those props
Just for your info there is even a small propeller in every big commercial jetliners as well which runs on air and gives ample amount of electricity for air conditioners and lighting inside the aircraft
No, there is an APU (auxiliary power unit) that can be deployed on the ground or in the air in a emergency. Most of them are small turbines, not propeller driven. I SAID MOST OF THEM.
