Musk electric jet

The Musk electric jet is a jet-powered electric aircraft concept by technology business magnate and serial entrepreneur Elon Musk.

Specific design concepts for a vertical-takeoff-and-landing supersonic electric jet were first made public by Musk in 2014. The concept includes a large percentage of the aircraft by weight being made up of high-capacity batteries and significantly decreasing the amount of aircraft structure devoted to control surfaces, depending to a greater extent on "gimbaling the electric fan" for control of aircraft attitude.[1]

History

Musk had publicly mentioned the supersonic electric jet idea as early as 2012.[2][3] Initial public discussion of the design concepts behind the design was in 2014 at the MIT AeroAstro Centennial Symposium.[1] Musk has brainstormed requirements with Sergey Brin and Larry Page.[4]

Musk continued to publicly opine on the idea in 2015[5] and, in early 2016, told students at a design competition that he had been "thinking about the vertical takeoff and landing electric jet a bit more ... I think I have something that might be close."[6] "I’m quite tempted to do something about it."[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Charlton, Jonathan (2014-11-11). "Elon Musk ‘Toying’ with Designs for Electric Jet". Aviation.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  2. ↑ "Elon Musk says he's planning a 'supersonic, electric hover jetplane'". The Register. 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  3. ↑ "Elon Musk Just May Have to Develop an Electric Supersonic Jet". Bloomberg Business. 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  4. ↑ Eadicicco, Lisa (2015-05-12). "Google has a secret apartment in which Larry Page and Elon Musk meet to discuss crazy ideas about the future". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  5. ↑ Thompson, Cadie (2015-10-13). "Elon Musk says he has a design for an electric jet". Tech Insider. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  6. ↑ Morris, David Z. (2016-01-31). "MIT Wins Hyperloop Competition, And Elon Musk Drops In". Fortune. Retrieved 2016-02-01. I'm quite tempted to do something about it.
  7. ↑ Heisler, Yoni (2016-02-07). "Elon Musk’s next great idea? An electric jet that can take off and land vertically". BGR. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
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