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China claims breakthrough with world’s first ducted eVTOL that can lift nearly half a ton (interestingengineering.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Innerworld@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 months ago (6 children)

It stands for Vertical Take Off and Landing

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[–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 child)

The implied part of VTOL is that it's only vertical for takeoff and landing, and otherwise primarily a horizontally propelled craft.

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[–] 0x0@infosec.pub 3 points 8 months ago

What do you mean a hot air balloon isnt vtol???

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[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Yes I do know that, but I am not aware of any aircraft that is "a VTOL" but only does vertical take off and landing

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[–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

If it only did up and down then it wouldn't be very practical or useful in most applications. There must be some sort of propulsion

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[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 8 months ago

Tilting like helicopters and multicopters, you don't need a dedicated directional thrust, just vectoring

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[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago

It does have some surfaces that look like they could produce lift.

Traveling fast enough it could probably lose thrust and "land" horizontally... Until the legs grab and it tumbles.

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