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Flying Cars : Future of Transportation

Flying car has been a long sought-after dream that remains to berealised till now.

Many mobile giants have been working of late on the concept.

 Terrafugia, a merican company has already built a prototype thathas been tested - Terrafugia Transition.

!otwithstanding above, a "lovakian Company eroMobile has also

designed and successfully tested its #ying car prototype eroMobile$.%.

&erman brand 'olkwagen had also worked on a little di(erentconcept called hover car.

)ee.ero backed by !" scientist and eronautics e*pert +lan roohas designed a prototype of 'T vehicle.

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Flying cars- Future of Transportation

/esides, some people intend to built a #ying car that can back militaand rescue operations. 0-1awk designed by 2rban eronautics is thee*ample.

+n a signi3cant development, both eroMobil and Terrafugia Transitionhave done successful maiden #ights in the previous decade.

eroMobile has announced its intentions to launch its semi-

autonomous prototype in 4%56. parachute-powered model of a #yable car 7 "kyrunner is actually

available now after a deposit of 8 9%%%.

/oth eroMobile and Terrafugia intend to upgrade their designedprototypes to more autonomous version with better computer controand pre-assigned destination.

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Flying Cars- Future of Transportation

 Terrafugia is accepting pre-orders on making of #ying car modeland the total estimated cost for Terrafugia Transition updated in4%55 was 8 46,%%%.

eroMobile has also hinted on the availability of eroMobile atinitial launch at a formidable cost that could be a(orded by richwho have a #air to #y.

)ee.aero has developed a model which can be seen in somemerican patents with desirable features ;2" 4%5$%45 5?but more of fabrication technology and creative designing isbeing worked on it.

0-1awk may be used for medical evaluation and rescue missionsfor civialian operations besides being used for e*ecutive

transport.

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"ome features of Terrafugia Transition

ight sport aircraft that is roadable.

Flight range .%4m, wingspan length =.%=m

@owerplant consists of @iston-powered engine Aota* 542";5%%hpB9=%%rpm?.

@rototype "ensenich $ /ladeAota* &round dustable @ropellers Ma*imum speed on road 55%kmDh, cruise speed564kmDh, stall

speed is >4 kmDh.

Certi3cations reEuired by owner 7 F and FM'"".

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"elective feature f eromobil $.%

'ehicle can accommodate 4 passengers.

ength > m, wingspan =.4 m.

@owerplant consists of engine with 5 Aota* 54 four cylinderhoriGontally-opposed liEuid with air-cooled piston.

Hngine power 69 kI ;5%%hp?.

Ma*imum speed 4%%kmDh and stall speed >%kmDh. Aange is 6%% km.

Flight-fuel consumption 59l.

eroMobil s.r.o. is e*pected to be launched commercially by4%56.

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Features : "kyrunner

Jeveloped with the assistance of /ritain based @araet +nternational.

&ets converted to #ight mode in $ minutes.

5-litre boost engine

Aange 9%%miles on road and 4%% nautical miles in air.

Ma*imum altitude 5%,%%% feet above sea level.

"peed >%mph can be attained in

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Features: )ee.ero

Canard wing arrangement- a design with payload areasurrounded by front and rear set of wings.

Mutiple vertical lift-rotors and forward thrust propellers.

1oriGontal stabiliser 3tted in front .

/attery-powered electrical engines running propellers.

Carbon-3bre has been used as primary building material. 'T capable #ying car capable of being parked in standard

parking Gone of a shopping comple*.

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'olkswagenLs Concept of 1overCar

'olkswagen has been working on concept of 1over car.

ooks like a doughnut and can adust two passengers on a self-driven pre-determined path.

 The concept reEuires electromagnetic plates 3tted in roads to beworkable, thus it did not pick o( though it was very cool in designand functioning.

'olkswagen included this in peopleLs car proect along with 4 othercar proects- 1over car, Music Car, "mart key.

Music car could change the music played in the car with the changin colour of clothes of the driver.

"mart ey is a car concept wherein a smartphone could be used tocontrol functions of a car.

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0-1awk: Aescue perations andMilitary "upport 'ehicle

Flying car concept used to help military and rescue needs

Jesign patented as KFancraft.L

'T enabled vehicle with shrouded rotors, tandem fans withturbine-powered vehicle.

Ma*imum speed 4

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Cost @rice and Commercialvailablity of Flying Cars

 Terrafugia Transition had a scheduled e*pected launch betweenyears 4%59 and 4%56. +ts estimated price in the initial stage was 2"8 5

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imitations

irspace: Countries where the airspace is already crowded, the #yingcars may not be permitted as they would not prove usefulthere.Dmoreover, the introduction would cause increase in nuisance

and reduce the safety standards of air-travel.

Flying cars use lower altitude to navigate, thus imminent dangers ofobstructions due to long trees, high-tension wires, towers are present.

 Take-o( and landing in #ying cars reEuire at least 4 meters longrunway in most cases. lso, the runway should be obstruction-free.

 Thus avoiding trac ams by putting on #ight mode is not feasible.Hven for any 'T vehicles that may develop in future ;ust a

speculation?, the idea of multiple 'T vehicles all-of sudden trying totake-o( from a trac am is not a welcome idea. +t would make air-

trac scene unsafe, biGarre and complicated.

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+M+TT+!"

/ad weather conditions : For pilot driven #ying cars, bad weathelow-visibility, and night-time conditions are de3nitively limitingconditions. Hven trained pilots 3nd it dicult to handle bad-weather conditions during aircraft #ights.

1uge maintenance: The #ying car reEuires intensivemaintenance for being in a perfectly workable condition. lso, th

technical failures encountered in road car management are Euitemanageable as compared to those in aircraft. For e*ample ifthere is depletion of fuel in aircraft, it is a totally di(erentcondition from depletion of fuel in a car.

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