Raptor NG - The Future of Aviation

Posted Aug 11, 2021, 3:38 AM UTC
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Posted Aug 11, 2021, 3:38 AM UTC
This thread is a riot in homebuiltairplanes.
https://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/threads/10-23-raptor-video.34652/post-611339
I'm looking forward to the build process. I kinda expected less radical iteration, more like fixing the obvious issues while keeping the overall design and a shorter path to a commercially viable product. This is a bit of the opposite. As a spectator this is awesome. I have no skin in the game so if this makes it to market or not is not relevant to me.
I was somewhat attached the Raptor 1 design having watched it over the years, however this is also quite intriguing...
Looks like the Raptor 1, with some…alterations. I'm still hoping someone makes a decent hybrid system of electrically powered propellers and a generator powerplant to provide the electrical requirements.