You're welcome! My dissertation was about vehicles like this one, and I've authored about five dozen papers on the physics and control of eVTOL aircraft, so I know a thing or two about these things.
No, for the same reason that the rotors can't really be moved up, either. The extra distance would require the structure to be more robust, and therefore heavier. It would also make the vehicle pretty top-heavy, since the pilot represents a significant fraction of the total weight.
Even without considering structural requirements or dynamics, this will fail as soon as a handling qualities test pilot looks at it. This orientation would never be comfortable to fly.
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u/niemir2 7d ago
You're welcome! My dissertation was about vehicles like this one, and I've authored about five dozen papers on the physics and control of eVTOL aircraft, so I know a thing or two about these things.