{"id":13712,"date":"2017-01-05T01:59:55","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T06:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13712"},"modified":"2017-01-05T01:59:55","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T06:59:55","slug":"sci-tech-update-on-2-vertical-takeoff-and-landing-vtol-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13712","title":{"rendered":"Sci-Tech: Update on 2 vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the latest video update from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehang.com\/\" target=\"_d\">EHANG<\/a>\u00a0of China on the development of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehang.com\/ehang184\" target=\"_d\">EHANG 184 autonomous aerial vehicle<\/a>\u00a0for single passenger air taxi services:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F8shiw6zY_A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>AvWeek has a brief article about the project:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/aviationweek.com\/technology\/video-ehang-reports-progress-autonomous-air-taxi\" target=\"_d\">Video: EHang Reports Progress With Autonomous Air Taxi &#8211; Aviation Week<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The company says it is on its third generations of propeller, electric motor, electronic speed controller and battery for the EHang 184, which has eight sets of motors and props mounted in upper\/lower pairs at the ends of four arms.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>EHang is also developing its own flight controller system and algorithms for stable and effective control of a large multi-rotor aircraft with high inertial and load. A third version with increased reliability, security and accuracy is under development.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>===<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13501\" target=\"_d\">November posting here<\/a>\u00a0included a video from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanaero.com\/\" target=\"_d\">UrbanAero<\/a>\u00a0of Israel showing a test flight of the\u00a0Cormorant UAV, which is large enough to carry one or two passengers and cargo. (The video is show again below.) The BBC has a short article about the project:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-38505626?ocid=socialflow_twitter\">Passenger rescue drone airborne &#8216;by 2020&#8217; &#8211; BBC News<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>A passenger drone, which completed its first flight over low terrain in November, could be in use by 2020, the Israeli company behind it has said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Developed over 15 years for rescue or military use, the $14m (\u00a311m) Cormorant (formerly AirMule) can carry 500kg (1,100lb) at 185km\/h (115mph).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PByFlMyAYpg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the latest video update from EHANG\u00a0of China on the development of the EHANG 184 autonomous aerial vehicle\u00a0for single passenger air taxi services: AvWeek has a brief article about the project:\u00a0Video: EHang Reports Progress With Autonomous Air Taxi &#8211; Aviation Week\u00a0&#8211; The company says it is on its third generations of propeller, electric motor, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13712\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sci-Tech: Update on 2 vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) vehicles<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-and-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-3za","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15598,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15598","url_meta":{"origin":13712,"position":0},"title":"Sci-Tech videos: Robots opening a door, following a jogger, and transporting people by air","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 14, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"** This new Boston Dynamics video of a robot opening a door is getting a lot of views: https:\/\/youtu.be\/fUyU3lKzoio ** Perhaps Boston Dynamics will one day offer 4-legged robot pets to follow you around the way\u00a0Skydio's drones can hover above you:\u00a0Drones that dodge obstacles without guidance can pursue you like\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Science and Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Science and Technology","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/fUyU3lKzoio\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12039,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=12039","url_meta":{"origin":13712,"position":1},"title":"Sci-Tech: Chinese EHANG184 drone designed for single passenger transport","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 8, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The Chinese company\u00a0EHANG\u00a0is developing the\u00a0EHANG184, an electric powered\u00a0quadcopter style\u00a0vehicle that is large enough\u00a0to transport a single passenger. 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