NASA Designs All-Electric Personal Flight Vehicle

MikeChino writes "NASA is currently working on a personal aircraft that will put jet packs to shame. The Puffin is an all-electric one-man airplane that could be the start of some new and amazing air travel technology. With two prop electric engines, lithium phosphate batteries and a top speed of almost 300 mph, the vertical take off and landing vehicle was originally designed for covert military insertions because it has a lower heat signature than combustion engines. The Puffin would also be super quiet – 10 times quieter than current low-noise helicopters, and since the engine is electric it has no flight ceiling and can fly up to 9,150 meters high, uninhibited by thin air."

Comments

psst, NASA, just one little thing.

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

Those little bars on the display that shows the charge remaining? Don't trust it. It does not work.

Re:"No flight ceiling"

[rockNme2349]

That was my personal favorite quote.

It has no flight ceiling... so it could go up to about 9,150 meters

Thank you, Google!

[_merlin]

PSA: don't blindly search Google if you want to find out what a "three-holer" is - I don't think any of the top hits are what he's referring to.

I see...

[DieByWire]

I see dead people.