Lilium vertical take off "jet"

[helispotter]

Originally Posted by Kulwin Park

...It has so much going for it due to not having rotating dynamic components anywhere.

I realise I am asking about an old post, but doesn't it have at least 30 rotating dynamic components by way of all those ducted fans? Doesn't seem simple to me. I assume all fans need to be in good working order prior to any proposed flight.

[mickjoebill]

The 8th anniversary of this thread!

​​​​​​Lillium have just announced they will show at European Business Aviation Convention....a full size model and a flight sim!

https://www.facebook.com/share/8rfMX...ibextid=xfxF2i

[casper64]

Originally Posted by mickjoebill

The 8th anniversary of this thread!

8 Years! Wow, that must mean this bird has been certified some time ago and is flying by the hundreds between our various metropolises right?

[Ascend Charlie]

Lillium have just announced they will show at European Business Aviation Convention....a full size model and a flight sim!

​​​​​​​About the same rate of production as Hill Helicopters....

[mickjoebill]

Lilium letter to shareholders states that it plans full size manned test flight by years end. This looks like it will be manufactured on their new production line.

https://lilium.com/newsroom-detail/l...eholder-letter

Mjb

[farsouth]

Originally Posted by mickjoebill

Lilium letter to shareholders states that it plans full size manned test flight by years end. This looks like it will be manufactured on their new production line.

https://lilium.com/newsroom-detail/l...eholder-letter

Mjb

I guess “plans” is one of those “forward looking statements” that they define further down in the shareholder letter.

“This press release and the shareholder letter referenced herein contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws.

These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “estimate,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “on track,” “plan,” “project,” “should,” “strategy,” “target,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections, and other statements about future events that are based on management’s current expectations with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and are subject to risk and uncertainties that are subject to change at any time.

Actual events or results may differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.”

[Less Hair]

They seem to be flying since some time. Why don't they just show a vehicle flight demo, manned or not, say at Farnborough?