#Joby partners with #L3Harris (“the defense industry’s Trusted Disruptor”) to make #eVTOL #slaughterbots
on 02025-08-01#video on how Alan Zhang got his #eVTOL actually #flying at last, for 3.28 seconds on its maiden flight and 68 seconds on its fourth, after redesigning it to be 90kg and more rigid (though still far too rectangular). He’s hoping for a 70kg payload, so it maybe falls short of being a flying car.
on 02024-06-04Matt Chasen’s Hexa Lift #eVTOL 18-propeller 195-kg single-person #flying machine, actually flying. The batteries clip directly onto the motors. #mechanical #video
on 02024-05-11Alan Zhang’s DIY electric VTOL “flying car” #video looks like a small car, sure. 8 2-bladed propellers at the corners. Apparently #eVTOL is a thing now. Carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic tubes connect through FDM-printed joints to form an unnecessarily floppy frame. Doesn’t work yet, not enough structural integrity.
on 02024-04-04