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

• PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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 ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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

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• floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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 ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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 ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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

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  • ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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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