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My wife said that she saw a very strange aircraft yesterday being chased by a helicopter that appeared to be dangerously close. It was actually a crew making a promo film for a new electric airplane.
We discussed electric airplanes last year in another thread. But that topic was very open.
I've been reading about a local (Burlington, Vermont) company that is ready to begin producing electric airplanes for sale. Their secret is that they found the niche where the advantages/disadvantages of their airplane meet a niche market's needs. Their market is package delivery, and they seek to make UPS, FedEx, and DHL their customers.
Beta Technologies' plane has both quad lifting propellers for vertical takeoff/landing, and a pusher propeller. It can fly for 60-90 minutes on one charge, recharge in 50 minutes, and carry 1500 pounds of cargo. Those specs indeed sound like a good match for package delivery.
The key to success in any innovative product design is to find a match between what you can actually do with someone who needs exactly that.
https://www.beta.team/aircraft/
We discussed electric airplanes last year in another thread. But that topic was very open.
I've been reading about a local (Burlington, Vermont) company that is ready to begin producing electric airplanes for sale. Their secret is that they found the niche where the advantages/disadvantages of their airplane meet a niche market's needs. Their market is package delivery, and they seek to make UPS, FedEx, and DHL their customers.
Beta Technologies' plane has both quad lifting propellers for vertical takeoff/landing, and a pusher propeller. It can fly for 60-90 minutes on one charge, recharge in 50 minutes, and carry 1500 pounds of cargo. Those specs indeed sound like a good match for package delivery.
The key to success in any innovative product design is to find a match between what you can actually do with someone who needs exactly that.
https://www.beta.team/aircraft/
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