I Tried an eVTOL and It Blew My Mind

Опубликовано 3 февраля 2025, 17:03

Will flying cars ever be a thing? To find out, I went to Pivotal Aero and learned to fly a very different kind of electric vehicle. It has 8 propellers, a top speed of only 62MPH and a maximum ALTITUDE of several THOUSAND feet. Oh, and Zack isn't a pilot. Wish him luck.

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Chapters:

00:00 A weird day
01:00 What is this thing?
02:38 No license needed?
4:12 Training starts
06:59 How it's made
07:59 How far, fast, and high will it fly?
08:52 Emergency training
10:36 WHY does it exist?
12:45 Are electric planes the future?
13:25 Is it a flying car?
14:45 Flight day
15:26 Flight no. 1
18:22 Flight no. 3 "Race Track"
23:23 Flight no. 4 - Longest of them All
28:00 Who will buy one?

Thanks to pivotal.aero

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