Rooftop landings are no longer just for helicopters.
, the MIT engineer who designed the aircraft, the company will also build “a pilotless plane for two passengers” whenever regulations and autonomous technology allow.
Though both are emissions-free, such short-field aircraft will be more efficient than helicopter-like, which consume a disproportionate amount of battery power during vertical takeoffs and landings. Short-takeoff aircraft are expected to have significantly longer range and additional weight-carrying capacity at half the operating costs, though Ausman believes both types of aircraft will have their uses.
One downside of eSTOL aircraft is the intense g-forces generated when landing the aircraft in such short distances. To reduce strain on passengers, Metro Hop developed a system that applies a measured rolling stop to its landing gear. “By controlling the rate of change of speed, we will limit the forces exerted on passengers to 0.3 g’s per second, similar to that of an elevator slowing down to a selected floor,” says Mombrinie.
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