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to reach an altitude of three kilometers( nearly 10,000 feet) and develop a speed of up to 278 km( 170 mi) per hour. In flight, the Hoverbike behaves like a quadcopter and can fly with or without a person on board. The company and its inventor plan to begin testing a full-scale version very soon. www. extremetech. com
Fly Citycopter
Designer Eduardo Galvani offers a personal vehicle called Fly Citycopter. Essentially, this is an electric-powered version of a mini-helicopter. It has room for two people and can take off and land by itself. The Fly Citycopter has the most modern navigational equipment on board, including a cruise-control function. Instead of the usual control column, flight is controlled by joysticks and a sensor panel. The fuselage will be made of carbon fiber with elements of titanium. Energy will be supplied by a standard lithiumion battery, and part of the fuselage will covered with solar
panels to add to the energy available to the 320-hp motor. This hybrid electrical assembly concept should give it 150 minutes in the air and a maximum speed of 200 kilometers( 120 miles) an hour. You ' ll need a pilot ' s license to fly this mini-copter. www. neoteo. com / fly-citycopter
AeroMobil The corporate management at AeroMobil haven ' t abandoned hope of completing the development of a car-airplane hybrid. We would remind the reader that this product has already been in the works for a quarter of a century, but it looks as though the public will finally be presented with a working design. The Aeromobil is a two-seater carairplane fitted with a parachute. It is reported that it can successfully take off not only from asphalt, but also from level grassy ground. And, like the Fly Citycopter and the Lilium, because it can be characterized as a personal airplane, you ' ll have to have a pilot’ s license to operate it. According to preliminary information, this new product will be ready for use in 2017. Then AeroMobil plans to develop a four-seat pilotless version. The head of the company has stated that their brain-children will free people from the fetters of traffic jams, airport bureaucracy, and infrastructure errors. www. popsci. com / flying-car
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