Two seat electric helicopter

[John Baker]

http://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-two-seat-electric-helicopter-successfully-completes-maiden-flight/

This is it's maiden flight, and it is a first.

-John

 

[Henning]

Nice, long way from two seat yet.

 

[Art VanDelay]

Looks like a disaster waiting to happen. Multiple failure points and no way I can see of autorotation.

 

[3393RP]

Looks like a disaster waiting to happen. Multiple failure points and no way I can see of autorotation.

B-b-but Art...it's electric. All of its problems are minimal and can be fixed. Sure, it can't lift a battery big enough to fly for more than a minute or two...but there's a technology breakthrough right around the corner!

:wink2:

 

[RJM62]

B-b-but Art...it's electric. All of its problems are minimal and can be fixed. Sure, it can't lift a battery big enough to fly for more than a minute or two...but there's a technology breakthrough right around the corner!

:wink2:

A small, lithium-cooled fission reactor could solve those problems.

-Rich