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So basically, the lesson is that a 15 foot long electrically powered helicopter can carry a payload of 30 lb for a couple of minutes.

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That is funny and correct. The below is called the, "Wheel of Misfortune" in the aero and aircraft design world:


The chart basically covers every STOL and VTOL concept ever designed. They ALL have issues

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I still want my flying car. In the 60s they said it would happen by the year 2000!
Piasecki, a company I have worked with for years called it the Geep:


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