I listened to Dr Anderson and Erik Lindberg put on a presentation in Daytona Beach about four years ago. Their Company – Verdego (sp?) – was going to burn up the world with urban air mobility. Well … where did that go? We all know where … the same place Terrafugia went. I just don’t “get” this massive preoccupation with electric powered airplanes. In cars … where the weight of the batteries are less of an impediment … maybe … especially in a hybrid configuration. But in an airplane … you take off and land with the same weight of the batteries and the energy density isn’t there and isn’t likely to be there for a long while. As he says, special missions might demand it but for routine flying … no way.
Interesting juxtaposition of the video. Dr Anderson talking about Buck Rogers machines while PB is sitting in front of a Piper Cub. Me … I’d stick with the Cub. You need one of those single bladed props for the thing. I hear they’re more efficient.