Jetson 1-man quadcopter

Aeronautics & Space Engineering general discussion Rotorcraft
#1

We’ve seen this before, I think. Now they have “delivered” the first sold vehicle:

From the website: $128,000 current price, with some 523 already booked, so yours won’t deliver until 2028. 20 minutes of flight, 105 km/h max speed, 11 mile range “out of ground effect” at 37 mph cruise speed 750-ish ft. altitude. Where I live in the suburbs, it might be good for a quick trip to the store about 3.5 miles away as the crows fly? But – 210 lbs. max pilot weight, so not much room left there for a case of beer and some chips.

Not going to sell the Miata yet.

#2

Ditto, but the Camry. That would buy 3-4 Camrys. I don’t see much practical, much less economical, use for it, but, it is interesting.

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#3

Big cost, limited range, insufficient weight capacity. I’ll pass.

#4

Ha! As others have stated . . . not fit for use/operation in AK.

#5

I could use it to round up horses at feeding time (or cows if I had those) since it’s a long walk and a rough ride on the quad.

…as long as they don’t spook / stampede away…