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On 2025-08-12 18:53, Alan wrote:
> On 2025-08-12 18:23, pothead wrote:
>> On 2025-08-13, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>> On 2025-08-12 17:59, pothead wrote:
>>>> On 2025-08-13, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 2025-08-12 16:00, pothead wrote:
>>>>>> On 2025-08-12, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2025-08-12 10:16, AlleyCat wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> NOTHING on Heavy Electric Commercial Airliners brought up, so...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> PLONK!
>>>>>>> Who wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <quote> How many people?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1, maybe 2?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> LOL.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can get a 12hp ultra-light with 3 seats and transport 2 people
>>>>>>> and have a "commercial passenger service". </quote>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ...hmmm?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll admit I have not researched this electric plane concept but
>>>>>> consider that one of the world's largest and most powerful airplane
>>>>>> manufacturers , Boeing, can barely keep planes in the air without
>>>>>> some kind of mishap. And at least as far as engines/power plants are
>>>>>> concerned, they have been building them for decades.
>>>>>
>>>>> So having done no research, you're going to make the argument that
>>>>> because a large corporation has been screwing up, that means a 
>>>>> smaller,
>>>>> leaner, company can't do something well?
>>>>>
>>>>> Really?
>>>>>
>>>>> And because I have a considerable interest in aviation news, I can 
>>>>> tell
>>>>> you what happened to Boeing that is probably responsible for their
>>>>> recent issues with reliability and design decisions:
>>>>>
>>>>> A change in corporate culture following their merger with McDonnell
>>>>> Douglas that led to the company losing a strong focus on engineering.
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't believe me?
>>>>>
>>>>> Google it!
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Considering that, would YOU get on board a new technology aircraft
>>>>>> just to "save the environment" ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Would YOU get into a new technology conventional aircraft?
>>>>>
>>>>> The engineering challenges of a vertical take off electric aircraft 
>>>>> are
>>>>> just that: plain old engineering challenges.
>>>>>
>>>>> And the Joby aircraft is going through all the same certification 
>>>>> tests
>>>>> that every new aircraft has to pass.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you want to contribute to saving the enviornment why not speak to
>>>>>> the various elite and superstars jetting all over the place in
>>>>>> private jets and super yachts?
>>>>>
>>>>> It's not about saving the environment. This is a situation where an
>>>>> electric vehicle makes more sense than a craft that burns fossil 
>>>>> fuels.
>>>>
>>>> Why?
>>>> For what purpose?
>>>> The idea is to get from point A to point B.
>>>> So why does it make more sense?
>>>
>>> A taxi from downtown business centres to airports.
> 
> I notice you passed over this.
> 
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> It's a useful vehicle.
>>>>
>>>> It sounds like another boondoggle to me.
>>>> Much like many of these greeniac projects.
>>> In your completely unresearched opinion.
>>>
>>> Got it.
>>
>> No you don't.
>> You didn't answer the question.
>>
>> You claim it's not about saving the environment so what about
>> this EV aircraft makes more sense than a fossil fuel powered aircraft?
> It is designed to operate in the same regime as helicopters...
> 
> ...but it's quieter...
> 
> ...and faster...
> 
> ..and with 6 separate electric motors...
> 
> ...(which are inherently EXTREMELY reliable)...
> 
> ...so the chance of an in-flight failure are much less.

<crickets>

Loser, you should learn from the doper's example:

He knows when he's losing.