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Humans have built the "flying car" in science fiction
You can also drive a flying car to and from work like Superman
Some flying cars MADE IN China
Similar to the exploration of aircraft, more than 300 top companies around the world are already underway
However, the real output is very rare, and there are only two in China at present
Today we focus on the mature cases of 2 of the world's largest companies
「CONTENTS」
01
China develops Flying Car
Xiaopeng Huitian Land and Air Dual Use
Sixth generation time to market: Expected 2024 / Price: Estimated within one million
02
Japan develops Flying Car
ZEVA air flight
Time to market: Expected 2024 / Bookings accepted: 1.58 million
January 9, 2022 Successful test flight in the United States
The world pays attention to green ecological travel, and China proposes to achieve "123 national travel traffic circles" by 2035. But from the ground to the sky, from drones to manned flights, these changes are not just about plugging in a propeller or enlarging the drone.
「PART 01」
China built flying cars
Manufacturer | Xiaopeng Huitian
The sixth generation is available for | In 2024
Seats | 4 people
Price | Within a million
Xiaopeng Huitian insists on creating flying car products for individuals first. Currently developed to the fifth generation: two-person intelligent electric aircraft Traveler X2 (hereinafter referred to as "X2"). It is known as a domestic electric flying car unicorn enterprise.
Let's start with the X2. The whole fuselage adopts carbon fiber structure, and the empty aircraft contains a battery weight of 560 kg, which can carry 2 passengers and has a maximum load of 200 kg.
X2 is a pure electric powered aircraft, no carbon dioxide emissions in flight, in line with the goal of urban green transportation travel; endurance time of up to 35 minutes, design flight altitude of less than 1000 meters, suitable for low-altitude flight in future cities; during the flight, the maximum flight speed is 130 kilometers per hour, which can meet the needs of short-distance travel in the city, and can also serve air patrols, field rescue, medical transportation and other scenarios.
On March 10, the Netherlands participated in the exhibition, and it was like an Internet celebrity. On February 15, the CCTV Lantern Party was also landed, and the host and singer played in the air flight at the branch venue of the Sichuan Zigong Lantern Festival.
The sixth generation of flying cars concept configuration exposure: both land cars and flying cars. There is sufficient safety and driving quality, the size is comparable to the size of the existing vehicle, and the driving mode can be switched at any time. The world's first flying car that can truly take off vertically and drive on the road. It is expected to be priced within 1 million and will be released in 2024. Future flying cars could also be used for urban air traffic (UAM).
And, sixth-generation flying cars may not require flight training! Because it is equipped with an automatic auxiliary flight system. Happy, right? "Old driver upgrade pilot".
From 2013 to the present, in 2016, the first generation of prototypes began test flights; in 2018, the prototype aircraft manned first flight was successful, in 2019, the traveler T1 was successfully flown; in 2020, the first flight of the two-person prototype airborne manned aircraft was successful; in September of the same year, He Xiaopeng and Xiaopeng Automobile jointly invested and controlled the establishment of Xiaopeng Huitian. Now Xiaopeng Huitian is no longer a "guerrilla" composed of twenty guns, as of the beginning of July last year, the team has nearly 300 people, and the proportion of R & D personnel is more than 80%.
「PART 02」
Beauty/Single Sitting "Flying Saucer"
Manufacturer | ZEVA
Time to market | In 2024
Seats | 1 person
Price | Estimated at 1.58 million
This is the first private electric flying machine developed and designed by the American startup ZEVA, called the Aero.
It looks like a large disc, made of carbon fiber. It has a diameter of 2.4 meters and a weight of 317 kg.
The side of the disc is equipped with lithium batteries and eight electric propellers. When fully charged, it can fly about 80 kilometers at a time.
In the middle of the disc there is a cab that can only accommodate the next person. At the same time, there is a transparent cover on the head, and the driver can see everything around.
Vertical take-off and landing are used, but when cruising in the air, the saucer is adjusted to sail horizontally, and the maximum flight speed can reach 257 km / h.
Because of the vertical lifting and take-off, it does not require much space and can be used almost anywhere.
For example, you can take off and land on the top of a building.
In addition, it can be equipped with a SkyDock system, so it can be installed on the side of the building. The "flying saucer" can be stopped on it.
Through SkyDock's system, the UFO can be automatically charged.
Recently, the full-scale prototype just completed its first test flight, capable of taking off in place and gliding forward in the air.
You can even hover and rotate in the air.
At present, it has begun to accept pre-orders, with a deposit of 5,000 US dollars, with a total price of 250,000 US dollars, which is equivalent to about 1.58 million yuan.
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The millennium history of the "flying car"
Mankind has had a "flying dream" for thousands of years
It was not until the 1940s, when there was considerable development in automobile and aviation technology, that Henry Ford, the founder of ford motor company, boldly issued a scientific prediction that "flying cars will appear sooner or later".
The world's first flying car made its first flight in the United States in early March 2009, and after landing, it can fold its wings and drive onto the highway at the push of a button.
On July 6, 2010, the American company Terrafugia manufactured a land-air convertible vehicle and was allowed to enter commercial production by the US aviation authorities.
Today's national industry perception
The Civil Aviation Administration of China took the lead in accepting applications for airworthiness of passenger aircraft and began to confirm the airworthiness of flying vehicles.
What about the United States? NASA's definition, UAM, UrbanAir Mobility, urban air traffic, refers to the safe and efficient transportation operation mode of operation within the city applicable to manned aerial vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicle systems.
In 2018, Roland Berger published a past study titled "Urban Air Mobility – The Rise of a New Mode of Transport," which predicted:
From 2025 onwards, flying cars will be in service, followed by exponential growth. Finance firm Morgan Stanley also predicted in 2018:
By 2040, the global urban air traffic market will reach $1.5 trillion. In contrast, the hottest live e-commerce in China in 2021 is only the scale of trillions of yuan.
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Keen capital
The sense of smell of capital is often the sharpest. In 2021, Fengfei Aviation Technology announced the completion of a series A financing of US$100 million; Woflon Longtai, a subsidiary of Geely Technology; EHang Intelligent released a two-seater manned aerial vehicle; and Xiaopeng Huitian announced the completion of a round of financing of more than US$500 million in October 2021. By 2020, more than 200 companies around the world have been involved in the development of flying cars, and the industry has raised more than $2 billion.
04
Problems remain
First: the problem of insuring flying cars and drivers is a bit tricky;
Second: it is not easy to find a suitable take-off location;
Third: involving the division and management of air routes, "air control" should not be easier than above-ground control, once dropped, unpredictable risk rescue is more difficult;
Fourth: the grounding of "aviation problems" such as wind power;
Fifth: The rules and regulations on rewards and punishments must be re-established...
At present, Hainan, Hunan, Sichuan and Shenzhen have gradually opened up to low altitude, and it will no longer be far away to travel over the city by "flying car" in the future. At present, the annual sales volume of general aviation aircraft in the world is less than 10,000, but the annual sales of cars in the world are about 80 million.
Another trillion tracks
New way of life
Looking forward to it
NEVER ENOUGH
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