People anticipate that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today.

人们期望垂直飞行运输机能像今天的客机那样运载数百万乘客。

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The vertical flight profile was assumed to have three flight segments climb, cruise and descent.

飞机纵向飞行剖面被假定分为三个飞行段：爬升、巡航和下降；

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People anticipated that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. Such fantastic expectations were not fulfilled.

有人预言直升飞行运输会像今天的班机一样运送上千万的乘客，然而，这样的奇思妙想并没有得以实现。

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First, the ducted fan design allows the car to achieve the speed and maneuverability of a helicopter -- 155 mph, 12, 000-foot altitude, two hours of flight time, vertical take off and landing -- but removes the dangers of exposed rotors, allowing the "car" to sidle up to buildings for rescue missions, or coexist in close quarters with other vehicles.

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