It's not a jet if it's electric
this post was submitted on 01 Oct 2023
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Lilium is developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) "jet," which uses ducted electric vectored thrust engines. It's not a jet engine in the traditional sense, but an electric motor-driven propulsion system. The distinction lies in the absence of combustion; it relies on electric motors to power fans for thrust. So, while it's called a "jet," the term is being used more for marketing than technical accuracy.
and even if they were to build it and sell it for 100K€ per airplane (they never will)
…it's still ridiculously stupid