BETA Technologies VTOL airtaxi concept flies
Posted by EmoSupportCricket@reddit | WeirdWings | View on Reddit | 10 comments
Posted by EmoSupportCricket@reddit | WeirdWings | View on Reddit | 10 comments
52MeowCat@reddit
Can anyone explain the motivation for this unusual design?
EmoSupportCricket@reddit (OP)
VTOL bits not installed here.. it seems. various designations are found: CX300, ALIA
and this is how it is supposed to look with lift fans: https://youtu.be/N1N2BFLY4cA?t=145
waytosoon@reddit
Why they transitioning over a runway? The whole benefit to vtol is being able to land without a runway. Why not demonstrate it. Land it on a hospital or the burj Khalifa or something. This makes it seem like they don't trust their own product. I know I don't.
NoResult486@reddit
That was the most horizontal VTOL I’ve ever seen
DrothReloaded@reddit
Horizontal is the new vertical. Keep up man...
syringistic@reddit
I was very confused watching this.
KokoTheTalkingApe@reddit
Is it me or was that thing kind of wiggly in the air?
the_friendly_one@reddit
I've watched it a few times now, and I don't see what you mean.
KokoTheTalkingApe@reddit
Lots of tiny roll corrections, maybe yaw. Made me wonder if the software wasn't nailed down.
wolftick@reddit
That's not the VTOL version though: https://www.beta.team/aircraft/