Comment on China claims breakthrough with world’s first ducted eVTOL that can lift nearly half a ton

floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It stands for Vertical Take Off and Landing

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  • PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The implied part of VTOL is that it’s only vertical for takeoff and landing, and otherwise primarily a horizontally propelled craft.

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    • 0x0@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What do you mean a hot air balloon isnt vtol???

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  • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yes I do know that, but I am not aware of any aircraft that is “a VTOL” but only does vertical take off and landing

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    • winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If it only did up and down then it wouldn’t be very practical or useful in most applications. There must be some sort of propulsion

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      • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Tilting like helicopters and multicopters, you don’t need a dedicated directional thrust, just vectoring

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    • ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It does have some surfaces that look like they could produce lift.

      Traveling fast enough it could probably lose thrust and “land” horizontally… Until the legs grab and it tumbles.

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