Thursday, April 20, 2017

Watch the world’s first electric VTOL jet take flight


Munich-based aeronautics firm Lilium Aviation has just achieved what has, until now, been a dream for technologists and transportation companies: it’s successfully completed a series of test flights with its all-electric vertical take-off-and-landing (VTOL) jet. The two-seater can travel up to 186 miles on a single charge, at a cruising speed of 186 miles an hour thanks to its 36 jet engines that use the aircraft’s wings for lift like a conventional aeroplane. With that, the fledgling firm is set to go up against major corporations in the race to be the first to deliver flying cars to the world.…

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