Originally Posted by
hilltopflyer
Not within the next 20 years. How long does it take to develop a new aircraft? Then get approval from the FAA. you wouldn’t be able to change a current aircraft to make it work.
Remember when FedEx converted their DC-10's and removed the flight engineer? And that was years ago.
https://newatlas.com/sikorsky-s-76-h...-flight/43650/
Good video at the end of the article. They have also flown a Caravan to test out the system. And that is over two years old. Here is a new one:
https://www.defensenews.com/land/201...he-first-time/
So no, you do not need a new aircraft design.