AREZZO, Italy - Jetson Founder Tomasz Patan is clearly getting very comfortable with the Jetson One eVTOL's flight control system ... Watch him wrench the controls around to show off how sharply – and safely – this thing can handle tight turns in flight, Loz Blain writes for New Atlas. Continue reading original article.
The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:
16 October 2024 - The Jetson One electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is a lightweight (253 lb) quadrotor can fly for approximately 20 minutes with a pilot - weighing a maximum of 210 pounds - at up to 63 MPH above 1,500 feet of altitude. This summer, Jetson revealed that its One eVTOl had tested its personal aircraft can cover 11 miles.
"Earlier this spring we performed a multitude of endurance tests with the Jetson ONE. Flights were done out of ground effect at at a field with 730ft elevation," Jetson said in a news release. "With a cruise speed of 60km/h (37mph) we repeatedly covered a total distance of 17.74km (11.02 miles). We are continuously looking for ways to extend that time, but we are reasonably satisfied with the progress that we have made to bring a new and unique product to the market."
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