I’m interested that Sikorsky is now involved in this. They are of course a legitimate manufacturer, unlike the countless little start ups we have been reading about.
This can be because of one of two factors as I see it.
- There is some possibility in eVTOL making profitable a niche for itself in the future.
- There is government handout money to be collected.
I honestly don’t know which it is now.
I had disregarded the efforts of the little companies as motivated by ‘green’ dollars from handouts and gullible investors but Sikorsky is the real deal.
Of course this is NOT an ‘e’ anything. It’s a CT7 turboshaft engine and a generator. Much like a diesel electric train, and I’m fine with that.
As I have opined the fatal flaw in ‘e’ aviation (or anything for that matter) is NOT the motor but the batteries. Replace the batteries with a proper engine or an HFC and it can be made to work.