Comments on: Wisk taps into Montreal engineers to develop 6th-generation eVTOL aircraft

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 15:55:05 +0000

In reply to Benoit R.. You are forgetting that Canada and Australia have some of the most progressive aviation policies in place when it comes to test flying and ultimately introducing AAM technology into their respective airspace. Dispersed or not lessons learned out in the field can be shared by all and arguably different test environments lead to a more fully developed/safer aircraft.

By: Tom Daily

Tom Daily — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 07:41:07 +0000

The design seems to have a lot of propellers for the vertical lift that would cause drag in forward flight. Then the aircraft uses a pusher prop for forward flight. If something goes wrong with the battery pack how many motors would be disabled? Does each motor have its own battery pack? Is there really redundacy with multiple motors?
You would think partnering with Boeing there would be enough engineers to solve the problems.

By: Benoit R.

Benoit R. — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:32:41 +0000

To build the first EVTOL WISK need to have the engineering team in one place, having multiple teams around the world will complicate things.

One of the reasons to go to Montreal could be to save $$$ (USD = 1.30 CAD) , Indeed Montreal has a lot of talents but the majority of the senior engineers are working either for Airbus, Bombardier, Bell, Pratt & Whitney and some other small companies. Hiring fresh graduates wont do any good for the project.

By: STEFAN RUSH

STEFAN RUSH — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 20:26:15 +0000

Will it glide on a complete power loss without having to deploy a parachute.