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Old 01-21-2020 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigapplepilot
https://www.thedrive.com/tech/20988/...sional-fantasy

Here’s a really good article. The authors point is not that this theoretically can never happen, just not by 2023. He references the NASA research too.
Maybe you (and he) is right...that would be good for us.

Or maybe the FAA is more right:

Jan 14 2020

Six aircraft intended for urban air mobility application are “well along” in pursuing type certification with the Federal Aviation Administration, said Jay Merkle, head of the FAA’s UAS integration office, at the Transportation Review Board’s annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.

Commenting on future transportation technology coming to the world of aviation, Merkle ensured the audience that urban air mobility (UAM) is “more than just hype … this is more than just promotional videos.” He described the sector as meeting future demand for regional aerial trips ranging from 30 miles to 300 miles.
https://www.aviationtoday.com/2020/0...s-merkle-says/

It's funny, DayJet came to mind for me as well when I started researching this stuff. They were ahead of their time. As the saying goes though, being early is the same as being wrong.
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