On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 18:50:25 -0000, wrote:

Again, are you saying the silly press release was written by the design
engineers?

Here's the performance statement from the engineers:

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http://lilium-aviation.com/about.html

Lilium Aviation
about the vision

What if the way you thought about distances radically changed?
Imagine, you could have breakfast in Munich, go shopping in Milano and enjoy
dinner in Marseille.

Imagine being able to bypass lines, jams, cancellations, and distances easily
and fast.

Imagine environmental pollution no longer being a concern because all
transportation is electric.

Imagine being safer than you’ve ever been in a vehicle.
Imagine the freedom, the elegance, and the fun.

In the future there will be a completely new way of commuting. People will move
to rural areas while working in big cities, because long distances can be
covered in a fraction of the traditional time. The aggressive rise of rent in
city centers will be halted. Federal states will become metropolises.

Concrete-covered landscapes will become green again; the costly maintenance of
our current infrastructure will become obsolete. Commuters will use VTOL
aircrafts to land directly on landing pads extending from their balconies, on
rooftops and assigned landing areas. No need to wait for the bus, no need to
conform with plane and train schedules. Go wherever you want, whenever you want
- take the Lilium Jet! We are building it.

about the product
Take-off and landing: Vertically
Number of passengers: 2
Number of electric fan engines: 36
Max. take-off weight: 600 kg
Payload: 200 kg
Estimated cruising velocity: 250 - 300 km/h / 160 - 190 mph
Estimated range: 300 km / 190 mi
Power: 320 kW / 435 hp

About the team

Founded in February 2015 by four visionary aerospace engineers and product
designers from the Technical University of Munich, Lilium is now a thriving
start up driven by the passion to revolutionize personal transportation.

Financially secure thanks to reputable investors and supported by the European
Space Agency (ESA), Lilium has flourished into a team of more than 35
world-class engineers, designers and pioneers. At Lilium, we are active
pioneers of tomorrow´s technology. We excel at innovation and strive for
perfection. And we want to be the first and the best in electric VTOL aviation.

Funding and supporting partners
BIC
Climate-KIC
U-TUM
Contact Lilium

Lilium GmbH, Friedrichshafener Strasse 1, 82205 Gilching, Germany
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