Flying as a conventional plane most of the time is also safer and should make certification easier than unusual new eVTOL designs. The aircraft is able to operate in a very reduced-drag mode, like that of a standard aircraft, for 98% of the mission, thanks to Horizon’s distinctive strategy and technology. announced that it has completed the construction of its revolutionary 50%-scale “Cavorite X5″ prototype. Horizon Aircraft’s Take On Future Skyway Flyers ![]() So, we’ll get to fly, but not in an old Pontiac. The system will largely be automated, and the vehicles will be a lot like drones, with big batteries and fast-moving propellers. US Federal regulators are already working on how to prevent collisions, often with “lanes” in the sky.īut, unlike Back To The Future II, you probably won’t be able to convert your road car to hover for $39,999.95 and have a flying DeLorean to drive along aerial expressways (which get clogged in the films). While only so many tunnels can be built to take traffic underground, there’s still a lot of space above cities where many more virtual lanes of traffic can move, kind of like we’ve seen in science fiction. Where Urban Transportation is Going, We Don’t Need Roads ![]() They eventually want aircraft that can take off and land vertically (aka VTOL, or Vertical Take-Off and Landing), run on clean electric power, and carry people and goods around cities at lightning speed (compared to today). While electric aviation is mostly experimental today, or when not experimental, only working for unmanned drones (which still do a hell of a lot of good), the aviation industry has much bigger goals.
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