Which eVTOL Aircraft to Buy? | Jetson ONE vs Opener’s BlackFly [Pivotal Helix]

That's an impressive

jetson

, a high-altitude

aircraft

costs ninety-two thousand dollars and if you buy it today, your order will be delivered in 2023. On the other hand, the long-awaited Black Fly is expected to be available to order in early 2022. These two extraordinary

aircraft

. They fall into the ultralight category, meaning no pilot's license is required to fly them. Also, both single CD vtols will probably be similarly priced. In this video I will compare the Jetson 1 and the Opener Blackfly aircraft. I will explain the main differences between the two. All high settings and how they affect range and performance. tall, although both aircraft are considered ultralight, the Jetson 1 is 153 pounds or 70 kilograms lighter than the Black Fly due to its limited range.

Portability will be an important factor to consider when purchasing these aircraft. The Jetson can be easily folded to a total width of 2.9 feet or 0.9 meters, while the black fly can be disassembled for transport and fits inside a small trailer

opener

. He claims that tying the black fly is easy and only takes about 30 minutes for short distances. A custom vehicle cart is provided to move the aircraft over unfinished surfaces. Jetson 1 is considered a type of multicopter aircraft. The multicopter is a relatively simple and high configuration, it is very efficient during takeoff, landing and hovering due to the low disk load;

However, since they lack wings, multicopters lack cruise efficiency. In a typical flight mission, an

evtol

spends about 90 percent of flight time in cruise flight, therefore having lift-generating wings can improve largely energy efficiency. In my previous video I compared the energy efficiency of the mani vtol plane and showed why in some cases electric tolls are more efficient than electric vehicles. that video by clicking the link in the upper right corner In 2019, Marcus Ling Opener CEO and Founder received the August Raspbit Award from the Experimental Aircraft Association in recognition of his contribution to the advancement of light aircraft design and technological innovation.

The black fly can be classified as a slant. body type of aircraft tandem fixed wings provide lift during forward flight and improve cruising efficiency even though the propellers are fixed to the wings the aircraft pitches forward during cruising flight and the thrust generated is align with the direction of flight of the aircraft in this video I explore the key aspects of the

opener

black fly design I will link all the videos mentioned in the description. Each of these aircraft configurations has its advantages and disadvantages. Jetson One provides excellent controllability during takeoff, landing and hovering, but is not efficient during cruise flight, on the contrary, the black fly. offers better performance during forward flight at the expense of a somewhat awkward takeoff and hover landing for the US market.

Both planes are limited by software to 63 miles per hour or 102 kilometers per hour to follow the ultralight vehicle regulations. The Jetson offers a 20-minute flight. time while the opener plane can fly for 25 minutes with a reserve of 20 the maximum operator weight is 200 pounds in the case of the black fly and 210 pounds for the

jetson

one opener offers an international version of the

blackfly

without speed limitations and with a range of over 40 miles, US vehicles have a range of over 20 miles for an operator weighing 200 pounds in the United States, we are restricted to 62 miles per hour in Canada, we do not have those weight restrictions and We also don't have speed restrictions.

The price is two thousand dollars and it is delivered as a fifty percent assembled kit to complete at home. Full production of twelve aircraft for 2022 is already sold out, but there are still some units available for delivery in 2023. Pricing for the Black Fly has not yet been revealed and although The Opener stated that the aircraft will be priced like an SUV vehicle , the first units are likely to be much more expensive: Jetson One and Blackfly are ultralight and currently most of the cost of the plane is due to the labor in

which

the plane is built. at a very slow pace once these two companies can establish production lines and automation to increase production, the price of both aircraft will come down a lot in the future, actually we are trying to target the general public, that is our target market to

which

we want these vehicles to reach.

They are initially reasonably priced for an SUV, we are building them in the most expensive real estate and labor markets in North America, Palo Alto, California, but we are implementing automation and streamlining, and in the next few years we are planning to build quite a few of these. vehicles annually and at a reduced cost so that we can supply the entire market, we must keep in mind that mass production is much more difficult than creating a prototype and it could be many years before we see ev. Tolls at an affordable price building prototypes and flying prototypes is relatively easy developing the manufacturing infrastructure to do mass production is very, very difficult.

Which of the tallest projects are you most excited about and which of these two aircraft would you buy? Let me know in the comments.