If you ask anyone who has done it what the overwhelming challenge of developing a new airplane is, it won’t have to do with weight, a suitable powerplant or lift and drag, but where the money is coming from to pay for it. That’s the first thing I thought of when I saw Toyota’s proposed Lunar Cruiser. If Toyota can invest millions in the sketchy world of urban air mobility, they can surely develop a vehicle to drive on the moon.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/insider/a-toyota-on-the-moon-bt-dt