Originally Posted by
EDMJ
Have never, ever seen a "real" aircraft prototype flying in Germany without a registration. Which begs the question which class they're going to register it in..
A clever, modern version of "The Emperor's New Clothes".
Anyway, Germans are suckers for these things. Does anyone remember Cargolifter and the amount of money the German state sunk into this....
Careful ;-)
We germans donīt have the slightest trace of humor ;-)
You have to distinguish between state investments and private ones. Look at the Volocopter guys (building a Heli-like looking electrical 18 rotor multicopter with battery exchange system). They are already doing manned flights with a registered aircraft. Their first manned takeoff was a year ago.
And theyīre doing it in Germany.
They just have presented their "2X" model for certification in 2018.
In my humble opinion this will be the first electrical manned aircraft being commercially available.
Of course, itīs not fast, but itīs a beginning
Thracian