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by borlox 1352 days ago
Look for „Disk Loading“ - in short, the more rotor surface you have for every kilogram of mass, the more efficient your vehicle will hover.

Turbo fan engines work more efficient, because with their huge fan diameter, they have lower disk loading than turbo jet engines without bypass.

Lilium has a very high disk loading, resulting in low efficiency, resulting in short possible hovering times.