Commercial planes may soon take off vertically

CNN's Thom Patterson looks at some commercial "Vertical Takeoff and Landing" planes that are currently in development.

[blueone]

About time!!! Feels like we are still in the stone age.

[Uncleapplan]

Soon,
Me 7 yrs later the runway is not clear for take off

[ricoflamma]

Military aircraft actually hover, this planes basically use the helicopter techniques but I also understand since a commercial plane is much more heavier

[mojazzz]

You still need an airport but may not need a runaway

[princecharmingthemerman]

At one point I look up at planes in the sky and think how amazing it is but than I really start thinking. Why haven’t planes changed. They’ve been the same design since at least the 50s. You know what? What I really want is spaceplanes.

[hasnat]

Why YT recommending meh five yrs later?

[nickylup]

how about parachute for each plane..then you would die if something happens then that would be nice

[seventhuniverse]

yawn.. wake me up when you get rid of propellers.

[amalprakash_Shastran]

Yeah it's been 6 years...No news of development 🥲

[stein]

Commercial planes will never ever takeoff vertically.. thats how they touchdown

[darpa]

I've seen motherships from the size of 50-100 miles long. I pity those who believe a ten million dollar vertical take off plane for Fortune 500 execs is a huge advancement for mankind.

[SandroBorazon]

VTOL is the next step!!! What are they waiting for??? Most of the human lost are caused by horizontal landing / takeoff limitations...

[larroyo]

I'm not interested in unbuilt designs. You might as well show me a hyperdrive craft I can go from here to Alpha Centauri in 5 seconds by bending space-time in-stock canceling out time dilation. See? Sounds good but it's unbuilt.

[RobertGuilman]

One of the few video I enjoy from CNN, haven't really enjoy their stuff since they purposely shunned bernie during 2016 GE and doing the Trump bashing parade they since2 years ago (and I hate Trump)

[melayarbahtera]

Take off and landing vertically #added

[bigk]

Time keeps on slipping slipping in to the future **eagles**

[ROCdevelopments]

I thought you guys meant that we would take off vertically like a spacecraft, not that we would reinvent helicopters. Disappointed.

[aforeffort]

As long as your a billionaire like Trump you can have one.

[melonbarmonster]

No they won't be able to land in resident

[spondivitslancaster]

And all this great technology is comin' from non-muslims!!!