This CycloRotor Powered eVTOL Ready to Takeoff in 2025 - CycloTech BlackBird

[@farhanrejwan]

originally came here to watch the flying car take off and land, but didn't even know how it worked. well done.

[@SoloSailorDave]

It's like using your Riding lawn mower without the guard cowling 😵

[@FatCat0209]

and the cost of insurance🤣🤣🤣

[@aianyoshi]

nice challenge😮

[@MasterMayhem78]

Aint gonna happen. No redundancy no sell

[@nonyabiz9553]

correct

[@RealisticRobot]

It's scary enough having teens on the road in cars. I'll pass on having them constantly fly over my house.

[@rowshambow]

It's been well published for like 3 years that most VTOLs will be self driving. So don't worry about humans crashing

[@RealisticRobot]

@@rowshambow, that means absolutely nothing. Teslas have been "self driving" yet still crash into things. Atleast they're bound to roads.

[@rowshambow]

@RealisticRobot so have humans. And its also well published that the ratio of crashes caused by humans will be greater than autonomous vehicle crashes within a couple of years. Waymo is already proven to be safer than humans. Is this your first day? Look it up

[@RealisticRobot]

@@rowshambow, the entire point of my comment was not wanting traffic over my house. Kick rocks.

[@CplHicks31415]

Pretty CGI. given what we observe with others, a year out, there would be physical test with actual flight video.

[@heybulldog137]

They have a working model...

[@tammttg]

3 years ago already

[@Brudeslem]

Looks like a great idea for a drone or small aircraft. Biggest issues I see are a lack of thrust/lift and maintenance. This concept will never be usable for large aircraft

[@davidrobbins8941]

I think the success will depend on how loud the vehicle is 🤔

[@HighaliXander-id1tq]

at galaxy death starship its useful.

[@Roshank231]

Yeah anyone can push out CG garbage lets see a real demo.

[@pdtech4524]

They've already built a flying prototype with 4 cyclo rotors shown fully working.😊

[@Roshank231]

@pdtech4524 Yeah, I've now seen the video. It's extremely loud (though props on them for not just muting the audio like other startups in this field) and does not look very refined in movement or ready for real word use. It's definitely an interesting design, perhaps useful on a smaller scale for drones, but I really don't see mass adoption in this.

[@pdtech4524]

@Roshank231 They seem to be heavily investing in it. Maybe with the 2 additional cyclo rotors along the central axis as per this CGI concept, it will be more stable? I think it could have it's niche uses, in military or rescue or delivery of urgent medical supplies, in remote or congested areas where helicopters wouldn't be possible or making the journey by road might not be possible, due to traffic or natural events such as in a flood or earthquake situation etc

[@robertflowers5389]

Actually, not even close. 3D animation like this is produced by skilled professionals and is very time consuming.

[@rossnolan7283]

Cyclorotors are a real thing but inevitably very poor in cruise due to the minimal streamtube of air involved.

[@markorbit4752]

Until we see a model, i call b s on this

[@FLORIDIANMILLIONAIRE]

I won't fly in anything that doesn't have wings not even a helicopter well technically it does have a wing

[@MasterMayhem78]

The rotors act like wings. Autorotation is the type of redundancy this design doesn’t have.

[@mariojorge9975]

blackbird, but, it's white? Why? lol

[@rudyroman3668]

Fake

[@thegrimreaper1991]

You are fake

[@HighaliXander-id1tq]

😂

[@kiwilonewolf]

Ugh imperial measurements 🤮