Re: OT: I was promised flying cars! Fulfilled.

Paul S Person  <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:

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Actually, the couple of dozen electric aircraft manufacturers
have been working closely with the FAA on developing certification
requirements for electric manned and unmanned VTOL and STOL aircraft for
several years now.   Joby and Archer currently lead the pack and
have influenced the rulemaking process.  Most of these rules would
likely also apply to personal flying vehicles (particularly those with
self-flying capabilities) once they leave the experimental category
for which existing rules suffice.

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That's good to hear.
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But will it survive DOGE?

It's going to be interesting since Joby at least is using NASA research work
to their advantage and they have been testing in some NASA facilities with
NASA partners.  Some of this is big stuff like full-scale aeronautical testing
and some is small stuff like algorithms to predict battery usage given a
proposed flight path.

On the other hand, as the NASA folks are taking the fork in the road, some
of their better aviation engineers and technicians have been going to work
for Joby and Archer.
--scott
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