In The News: Puffin Personal Tilt-Rotor
Posted on Wednesday, January 20 @ 14:29:27 CST by kevindg
Update: Here's the video of the NASA Puffin in action! (I have my doubts about whether such a machine could be considered "low noise." But I'd sure love to see it for real!
Original Post: Attention Wilcopub! Get busy modeling this for FSX!
What's cooler than a hover-capable, electric-powered, super-quiet personal VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft? If you answered "absolutely nothing," do read on, because NASA is preparing to oblige you. The space agency's Puffin aircraft design will be officially unveiled tomorrow, showing just how far personal, electrically propelled flight could change the ways we live and get around.
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