Go lilium! I am a shareholder

Absolutely amazing tech.

What sets the Lilium Jet apart from its competitors its simply its use of ducted fans, and thus the removal of exposed rotors. In truth, there is a bit of compromise in this design appose to the use of larger exposed rotors. Larger rotors generate more lift, and thus can carry heavier payloads. That said The brilliance in Liliums design sees to generation of lift stemming from multiple devices. Direct and indirect lift, generated directly from its 32 rotors, as well as the increased speed of wind generated by those rotors atop its wings surfaces. Conventional lift. One source of thrust, two means of lift. More over are the many benefits that comes with numerous smaller fans. And that speed of operation. Lilium engines can spool up to higher levels of speed almost instantaneously meaning that the aircraft and its vectored thrust can maneuver far faster, adapt to any condition far quicker than other evtol design layouts. it means that its avionics could make it possible to stabilize the aircraft flight. much like a car with adaptive magnetic ride suspension can adapt to bumps and undulations in the road far better than a normal suspension setup, in the case of an emergency and the loss of engines, its operational engine can immediately adapt to the situation. And it must be said. Evtol aircraft will fly at the same altitudes as other light aircraft. And as such must contend with the hazards of lower level flight, From strong weather events, to the possibility of collision with external objects. Bird strike, drones, balloons you name it. having that additional redundancy is a great benefit.

The future is here now. Im shocked none of the big boys came up with this concept. Kudos

extraordinaria innovacion combinando sustentacion aerodinamica con empuje-jet, felicitaciones !

It's a great idea for a lightweight, unmanned sUAS but a lethal combination for passenger flight. Helicopters have the failsafe of autorotation if power is lost and planes potentially can glide to a safe landing. Turn the engines off this craft and it will fall like a rock

Elegant functionnal simplicity indeed ! Wow ! Amazing teamwork ! ( The autosubtitles generated a few mistakes, like a 2.5 billion $ price...)

"...Something simple and efficient..." 😂

Can we please stop misusing the word "insane" when we mean "remarkable" or "sensational" or other synonymous adjective?

Their flight tests were remarkable. Now all they need are the 750wh/L graphene batteries made by NanoXplore. Bump up that range

Lilium know what they know and do what they can do. Haters are gonna hate, but who cares what they think? Lots of doubters proven wrong over the years. 1901: The U.S. Navy called flight a “vain fantasy”. George W. Melville, Engineer-in-Chief of the U.S. Navy, wrote a scathing article about the pursuit of manned flight. Wilbur Wright said "I confess that in 1901, I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for 50 years." 1903, The New York Times predicted manned flight would take between 1 and 10 million years to achieve, in an article titled “Flying Machines Which Do Not Fly.” Lets see who is laughing in 2025

Think they are onto something here. As someone else stated a range extender motor would help but that will come. Get it working properly first then look at tweaking it later.

Why not just use a electrified small helicopter? Did Lilium fly with even one person on board or at max. gross weight? Did it ever fly in windy and gusty conditions?

Seems like a lightweight range extender should solve a lot of the range problems. May not be fully electric but that will come, it's more important to get it adopted and working first

Pro Tip: When making a video, the first words out of your mouth should NOT be a mispronunciation of the name of the subject matter the video is about.

great , but my multi-stage rotor produces more thrust

It's way too highly priced at $10 million. A 7-seater helicopter may have lower fuel and operational cost and can be bought for just about $2 million.

Aerodynamic efficiency? Mmm…

I don’t buy it. This is a bunch of bs.

This thing is laughable. None will get past a prototype. No electric plane is possible as long as battery tech is stuck in the Lith-Ion stage. Maybe one can be made with solid state batteries, but even then the lack of range will make it inviable.