Originally Posted by
wrench1
Only in the context of the timeline. It takes on average 10 years from concept to market for a TC’d aircraft so to expect Hill to take less than half that average is not very realistic especially since he’s using the same regulatory guidance.
Actually, I agree with you on this, but those expectations were set by Jason Hill himself. No one forced him to put out such an optimistic timeline.......oh, wait, how else would he get the money? Now he should be held responsible for that.
Originally Posted by
wrench1
The general opinion, to include mine, is that delays are part of the process in developing a new aircraft and process. And Hill has been overly transparent about these delays and process changes. What I find more interesting is the majority of people who do negatively question his timelines, investors, and progress have zero vested interest with limited to no personal experience of the HX50 or its supporters, nor do they care to. So why do they even bother, especially those who do not fully understand how the E/AB process even works? Even the threads on eVTOLs, which will have a significantly larger impact on rotorcraft industry than the HX50 could ever dream of, come nowhere close to the posts/views of this thread. Why do you think that is?
Promised eVTOLs are a dream in regards to what technology can deliver as of now. Hill's helicopter is a somewhat polished example of already existing stuff and despite that, he is getting delayed before even getting into testing phase (which we know from experience is the most delays incuring stage). Remember flying car concept? How much time it took for public to shake it off after it failed? If this fails, how much time before someone else tries?
Contrary to what some of Hill's supporters think, a lot of naysayers here actually want him to succeed, for the exact reason of not taking decades before someone else tries it again.