A new non-tilting system will allow for quieter flying cars
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The non-tilting propulsion system reduces noise and allows for "a clean design."
Orlando-based eVTOL startup JetX is developing a configurable flying car chassis and a modular, quiet propulsion system that vectors thrust without tilting the aircraft, a report from New Atlas reveals. The new propulsion system allows an eVTOL aircraft to remain level while flying vertically and horizontally by using ventral flaps that redirect the thrust from the fans, and the company says it can also be used on other types of aircraft. JetX’s ventral flap design is patent-pending and the company is experimenting with ducted fans as well as fluidic propulsion units for thrust vectoring…
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