OT: Hybrid Airplane

[fg7321]

This plane could land at Rutgers stadium and take off as well

Video shows new hybrid aircraft complete mind-blowing test flight with 'almost no runway': 'An incredible achievement'

"We've proven that our eSTOL aircraft has the capability to do what we said it could do."

www.yahoo.com

 

[LOU-RU85]

Impressive!

 

[ashokan]

I've read electric cars can accelerate very fast (Musk went 0-60 in four seconds when first showing to investors).
In any case, I am a FIRM believer in never being an early adopter (from 20 yrs of assembling my own PCs).
The pioneers take the arrows

 

[WhiteBus]

The short takeoff isn't that impressive. What's really impressive is the minimal speed needed for take off! That's impressive!!!