Airbus revealed the prototype of its air taxi Vahana (6 photos)
The aircraft manufacturer Airbus is ready not only concept, but the first workable device for air taxis called Vahana. He will undergo flight tests in Oregon, for which the equipment is dismantled and transported from the California office to the hangar with an area of 892 square meters.
The model uses VTOL vertical takeoff with the autopilot feature. Changing the position of the screws allowed to refuse specially equipped areas for lifting into the air and landing. Since the size of such a vehicle for more than a compact, Park it anywhere. In the future the technique will be easy to maneuver even when loaded with “air” traffic.
Zach Lovering, head of the research group, said that this is still a prototype, the test which will hold until the end of the year. Maybe by 2020, when it plans to start serial production of such machines, they will look different.
Source: Vahana
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