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| Japanese company tests the smallest flying car in the world |
A Japanese startup called SkyDrive has launched a prototype of a flying experience with its pilot car. The company hopes that after several unmanned test flights in December 2018, it will be able to supply the plane with more later this summer. A complete general experience. ,
The company also conducted a test flight in a protected area at the Nagoya Airlines Research Center on the outskirts of the capital in December. According to a report by Asahi Shimbun, the Japanese company said that the high-speed car may be operational. Retail trade limited in early 2023, early 2026 with mass production.
SkyDrive was developed in July 2018 by former Toyota engineers and is designed to make their cars the world's smallest flying car. SkyDrive said the status of the test flight has not been deeply discussed yet, but it has been clarified that everything can still be done. Give security.
The prototype photos show that there is a shiny, thin cabin with four horizontal fans in every corner of the plane, and the company hopes to help the plane reduce congestion, especially in big cities like Tokyo.
SkyDrive also believes the aircraft can be useful in search and rescue and emergency situations where traditional infrastructure is not available.
The goal of the company is the air speed 100 km per hour and the ground speed 150 km per hour. The company announced that the flying car could fly 10 meters above the ground and use vertical takeoff and landing technology. Road or list.