Regina Barber

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5,686 appearances 196 recordings 8 series first heard Nov 2024 last heard 2d ago

Regina Barber’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Short Wave · Sky Uber? Air taxis could be here soon · 6 Jul 2026 podcast

So what makes these Joby vertical takeoff aircraft so different?

Right.

So it kind of looks like a drone because it has these propellers that are like pointing up when the aircraft takes off and lands.

But these propellers, they rotate 90 degrees while the aircraft is in flight.

And

Like the propellers that are on top then move forward?

Yeah, like a small propeller plane.

So it's like a transformer?

It is, yeah.

So basically it transforms from a helicopter to a propeller plane.

Right.

And this is important because then it can take advantage of physics.

There's so much more power required to keep you in the air for lift.

But if you can transition forward onto a wing, now the wing is producing lift that keeps you in the air and you use less batteries.

Morphing into a plane, using the wings for lift saves a ton of energy it would need if the vehicle like stayed in this helicopter mode the whole time.

Plus, the aircraft is quieter in this mode.

because propellers are doing less work.

The noise pollution is a concern, right?

So companies are working to minimize that.

Very creative science, for sure.

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