craneplaneguy
10 kW
Not sure if this has been on here, spotted on my aviation sites I hang out on.
https://backcountrypilot.org/community/forum/latest/volocopter-20618
I posted the link to the av forum, as it's interesting to see what other pilots think of it.
I can't help but think: OK, you're up at altitude after a power consumptive vert takeoff, and now you transition into cruise.....but you're still beating the air into submission, rather then developing lift like a wing does. This thing, with a small wing to help "hold it up" once at cruising speed, makes sense to me. I'm no rotor wing pilot, maybe all those rotors develop lift with increased airspeed, don't know, but I do know a conventional helicopter takes huge amounts of fuel and power to do what they do.
https://backcountrypilot.org/community/forum/latest/volocopter-20618
I posted the link to the av forum, as it's interesting to see what other pilots think of it.
I can't help but think: OK, you're up at altitude after a power consumptive vert takeoff, and now you transition into cruise.....but you're still beating the air into submission, rather then developing lift like a wing does. This thing, with a small wing to help "hold it up" once at cruising speed, makes sense to me. I'm no rotor wing pilot, maybe all those rotors develop lift with increased airspeed, don't know, but I do know a conventional helicopter takes huge amounts of fuel and power to do what they do.