r/stupidpeoplefacebook • u/NEKORANDOMDOTCOM • 9h ago

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u/Ok_Mechanic_6575 5h ago

They didn't say they were the same. They said consider how much fuel the Harrier expends, which is true.

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u/12B88M 5h ago

From what I saw in an article about this, the car uses 10,000 psi of compressed air to operate the thrusters.

And, it is 100% legit even if it isn't practical for anything at the moment.

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u/WritersChopBlock 5h ago

My point is that whether it's compressed air or the mechanism used by a Harriet jet, you can't sustain that without expending massive amount of energy. Such methods simply wouldn't be practical.

That's why I would never invest in those flying vehicles that rely on rotor blades like drones. The massive amount of energy required for sustained flight would never be practical. Why would you want to spend thousands of dollars on fuel/energy to go minimal distance?

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u/12B88M 3h ago

It isn't meant to be sustained flight. It's meant to be short bursts of movement.