Posted on 05/20/2021 12:12:11 PM PDT by algore
NFT Inc., an Israeli/American startup focused on future mobility, has announced it has started taking pre-orders for the ASKA, a folding, electric, street-legal, vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle that enables the driver to cruise along the city roads or through the air, New Atlas reports.
Amid a progressive time where many startups are working on building their drive-and-fly crafts, NFT's SUV-sized ASKA, which means "flying bird" in Japanese, sets itself apart from other vehicles thanks to its teardrop cabin that enables it to take up to four people. The six-cylinder tail and electric lifting system help it to vertically take off and land as well.
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Lol!
Only US$789,000. Goes into production in 2026, so you’ve got a few years to save up.
Note: the figure cited above is in today’s dollars, not the dollar value when Traitor Joe gets done with his massive spending and the high inflation to follow.
I won’t even fly commercial anymore - you think I’m getting in that thing?
Yeah, with all the bad drivers on the road, I can hardly wait to see them flying in all directions. Heaven help us.
Me too. With the experience we now have with drones and such, it would probably work pretty well. Too bad the government will never allow such a thing to become anything near commonplace.
Whutta kludge
At 800K per copy only those being hit by the all new Biden taxes need to worry about that.
The Long, Weird History of the Flying Car
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/g2021/history-of-flying-car/
Top 10 Attempts to Build a Flying Car
https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/how-to/g803/top-10-attempts-to-build-a-flying-car/
Since Glenn Curtiss patented a flying car in 1917, perhaps 100 different designs have been analyzed and widely discussed. Only about a dozen concept vehicles flew and drove on roads, and three designers died trying to prove their own concepts. Because of the incredible design, engineering, legal, and licensing challenges of building a flying car, just two designs have ever been certified by the CAA (now FAA) as aircraft—and the Taylor Aerocar of 1959 is the only one that was ever produced. Six Aerocars were built, sold, and flown.
Hee hee hee
if it works, there will be innovations and competition.
I think a hybrid powertrain would be better, ie a Range extender.
this is probably a proof of concept then they will make a much nicer chauffeur version, and also a custom yacht edition (at least that would be my business model)
Imagine being able to dock your yacht offshore anywhere and just fly into town, not have to arrange a car or anything..
Wow, all those props and close to the street. What could go wrong?
How do I search for this post with keywords?
Doesn’t sound much more expensive than F
Tesla.
flying
With my skill set I have been asked to work on several of these vehicles. Don’t get too excited. These are hobbies for very wealthy people who know nothing about the industry. Sure you can make a VTOL vehicle no problem. Good luck with everything else involved in flying vehicles.
What could go wrong?
How do I look up flying AND car?
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