Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2015 14:42:07 GMT 7
Seven years till it happens?
edition.cnn.com/2015/08/28/travel/vertical-take-off-landing-commercial-airplanes-feat/index.html/?sr=fb082815hoverairplanes120pvodtoplink
On the downside - you'd need a few quid.
"(CNN)It's no secret that crowded airports can be a hassle and a giant time-suck for cross-country travelers. Soon, a workaround may be available for corporations and the ultra-rich.
The concept is this: You don't need an airport if you can land and take off from your own front yard.
Get ready for a burgeoning breed of commercial aircraft. They hover like helicopters and fly fast and high like jets.
These vertical take off and landing planes -- VTOLs -- could pick up passengers at their homes or hotels, and fly them more than a thousand miles, directly to a private compound or the roof of a skyscraper.
Call it door-to-door cross-country air travel."
edition.cnn.com/2015/08/28/travel/vertical-take-off-landing-commercial-airplanes-feat/index.html/?sr=fb082815hoverairplanes120pvodtoplink
On the downside - you'd need a few quid.
"(CNN)It's no secret that crowded airports can be a hassle and a giant time-suck for cross-country travelers. Soon, a workaround may be available for corporations and the ultra-rich.
The concept is this: You don't need an airport if you can land and take off from your own front yard.
Get ready for a burgeoning breed of commercial aircraft. They hover like helicopters and fly fast and high like jets.
These vertical take off and landing planes -- VTOLs -- could pick up passengers at their homes or hotels, and fly them more than a thousand miles, directly to a private compound or the roof of a skyscraper.
Call it door-to-door cross-country air travel."
