Canadian-based aviation firm Opener has unveiled its new BlackFly single-seat aircraft, which it bills as a personal aerial vehicle and the world's first ultra light, all-electric fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
Designed by Pierpaolo Lazzarini from Italian company Jet Capsule, the I.F.O is a proposed two seat drone/copter vehicle that looks scarily like a UFO. The drone vehicle is composed of a main central capsule cockpit that measures two meters in diameter and is surrounded by a carbon fiber disk with an overall dimension of 4.70 meters.
Lilium, the German aviation company developing a jet capable of vertical takeoff and landing, has announced $90 million in new funding. The electric jet engines are highly efficient and ultra-low noise, allowing it to operate in densely populated urban areas, while also covering longer distances at high speed with zero emissions
Boston-based Transcend Air Corporation announced the development of the Vy 400, a six-seat, vertical take-off and landing aircraft, and the proposed launch of a new airline service that will deliver business travelers directly to and from major city centers. The $3.5M Vy features a tilt-wing, fly-by-wire design that flies three times faster than traditional helicopters and has a range of 450 miles. It's claimed the aircraft will make the journey from New York to Boston in just 36 minutes.
The company that created a hover bike for the Dubai police department has unveiled a flying car.
The 5-seater vertical take-off and landing air taxi has been dubbed the 'Formula Project' concept and Russia-based Hoversurf says their machines are "ready to use in the real world".
The Kitty Hawk Flyer is an all-electric aircraft. The craft, backed by Google owner Larry Page, is a single-seat flying vehicle that does not require a pilot's license to operate.
British luxury brand Aston Martin is presenting the Volante Vision Concept, a luxury concept aircraft with vertical take-off and landing capabilities.
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