Tag: SAE AeroTech
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NASA study: Flying air taxis could be as cheap as an Uber ride, and faster
An artist’s conception shows a vertical-takeoff craft rising from an urban helipad, using a distributed electric propulsion system. (Credit: Joby Aviation via YouTube) Taking a ride on a flying air taxi could become as cheap as taking an Uber ride, and get you where you’re going in a third of the time, according to a NASA concept…
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Boeing’s new CEO sees Amazon and Facebook as competitors (and potential partners)
Boeing President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg addresses the SAE 2015 AeroTech Congress in Seattle on Tuesday. (Credit: Alan Boyle for GeekWire) Two months into his job as the Boeing Co.’s president and CEO, Dennis Muilenburg says Amazon and Facebook are emerging as competitors in the aerospace industry, due to their plans to develop drones for…