Drone deliveries might have made sense 10 year ago when Amazon announced they
were working on it. Back then folks maybe got packages from Amazon once a
month, or heavy purchasers once every week or two. These days a lot of folks
get Amazon deliveries every day.
Drones may have made sense back
re century
:) and the whole process becomes much more efficient than today.
Peri
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-- Original Message --
From: "Lee Hart via EV"
To: "Bill Dube via EV"
Cc: "Lee Hart"
Sent: 09-Apr-21
Bill Dube via EV wrote:
In my opinion, the "delivery drones" have the wrong paradigm. The
delivery drone really doesn't need to travel long distances or carry
more than one package.
The real issue is the final 50-100 feet of delivery.
Very true! Moreover, the delivery drone doesn't even have
In my opinion, the "delivery drones" have the wrong paradigm. The
delivery drone really doesn't need to travel long distances or carry
more than one package.
The real issue is the final 50-100 feet of delivery. The UPS driver has
to park the truck, get the package out of the back of the truck,
"Falling from the sky when something goes wrong" may be overstating the
risk of this design.
Considering that it has wings and a pusher motor/prop, and that the
vertical props appear to stow away during forward flight - if there's a
problem during flight it looks like it could land like a c
And fall out of the sky when something goes wrong.
On 4/8/2021 10:51 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
I think this is pretty impressive technology. Usually VTOL aircraft
are heavily compromised - they usually work more like helicopters but
have poor performance (or very high fuel usage) in other
UPS orders electric aircraft to transport cargo between its facilities
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/ups-orders-electric-aircraft-to-transport-cargo-between-its-facilities/
UPS is ordering 10 electric aircraft that are designed to take off and
land like a helicopter, all
