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The Bell Nexus Drone Taxi Prototype: A Manned, Unmanned Sort of Thing
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<blockquote data-quote="Andre Levite" data-source="post: 89108" data-attributes="member: 10850"><p>This design has been around since 1924 and repeatedly abandoned for a littany of reasons </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]9815[/ATTACH]</p><p>[Bothezat Manned Quadcopter - 1924]</p><p></p><p>We may see a successful implementation one day but the Bell exhibit was just a promotional stunt. It has no reason to exist as long as modern helicopters exist (which is one reason nobody has them in production). </p><p></p><p>Bell got the media attention they were looking for by displaying a non-flying model (prototypes are generally defined by engineers as <strong><em>functional</em></strong> early designs). This was just a motorless prop of plywood and fiberglass.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andre Levite, post: 89108, member: 10850"] This design has been around since 1924 and repeatedly abandoned for a littany of reasons [ATTACH type="full" alt="9815"]9815[/ATTACH] [Bothezat Manned Quadcopter - 1924] We may see a successful implementation one day but the Bell exhibit was just a promotional stunt. It has no reason to exist as long as modern helicopters exist (which is one reason nobody has them in production). Bell got the media attention they were looking for by displaying a non-flying model (prototypes are generally defined by engineers as [B][I]functional[/I][/B] early designs). This was just a motorless prop of plywood and fiberglass. [/QUOTE]
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