Blade aims to cut down on noise with new quiet ‘electric vertical aircrafts’
NY Post
Blade says it’s looking to lower the racket from helicopters and private jets shuttling between the Big Apple and the Hamptons — with the help of a newfangled, super-quiet flying machine.
The New York-based short-distance aviation company, known for its luxe helicopter rides, said Tuesday that it inked a deal with Beta Technologies to buy 20 “electric vertical aircrafts,” or EVAs, to add to its fleet in 2024. The passenger drones look like they are part helicopter and part private plane, with rotor blades in the rear and on the wings. The smaller blades and electric engines of the EVAs allow them to fly without making a deafening amount of noise.More Related News