Originally Posted by
mickjoebill
The airfield in Tussenhausen Germany can be viewed on Google Earth.
According to google earth the taxiway the craft lifted from is around 6.5 meters in width.
Video from a few angles indicates the wingspan of the lilium craft is a similar width to the taxiway.
So an extraordinary achievement if the craft has a wingspan of over 6 meters yet weights only 25kg
Mickjoebill
And the pictures in the Daily Mail a year ago really are of it flying amongst some mountains and across some sea quite low.
May 2016: on sale in 2018.
April 2017: first manned flights in 2019
What will next year's update say?