Published 13:31 IST, January 30th 2021
Model airport for flying cars to be unveiled in UK in November; all you need to know
An airport equipped with infrastructure needed to operate flying cars will start at the British city of Coventry later this year.
- World News
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An airport equipped with infrastructure needed to operate flying cars will start at the British city of Coventry later this year. The project, which aims at demonstrating how air taxis will work in near future, has been undertaken by a UK based startup named Urban Airport in collaboration with car giant Hyundai Motor. Photos of the futuristic airport were shared online and have now created a stir on various platforms.
From November, visitors to Coventry will be able to see what a flying car airport looks like and see a passenger-carrying drone and an operational electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle on the landing pad. Speaking about the unique initiative, Ricky Sandhu, the founder of urban air-port stressed that while there has been considerable progress in the development of flying cars, less has been done in the field of airports. His firm Urban air-port had won a 1.2-million-pound grant which funded the development of the airport.
Flying cars
While flying cars and ferries may seem to exist only in Science fiction movies, it is not the case however. Last year, Japan's SkyDrive Inc., one of the companies working on flying car projects all around the world, carried out a successful 'test flight' on with one person aboard. According to the reports, the all-new flying car sported a look similar to a slick motorcycle with propellers lifting it several feet off the ground. In addition to that, "the flying car" drifted in a netted area for four minutes. Tomohiro Fukuzawa, heading the project at the SkyDrive, said he hopes "the flying car" can be converted into a real-life product by 2023. He further acknowledged that testing it for safety was critical.
In addendum, a Slovakian company also successfully created the car that can transform into a plane. Klein Vision, which has been working on the design for the last 30 years, has finally come up with its flying car, Metro News reported. The one of its kind vehicle named Aircar recently completely its maiden flight and is ready to hit the markets later this year.
Updated 13:28 IST, January 30th 2021