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What has happened?
- Instead of jostling through unending traffic on the way to the office, Indians may soon get flying cars to get them to their destinations.
- Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia tweeted on Monday that he was introduced to the concept model of Asia’s First Hybrid flying car by the young team of a Chennai-based startup.
Launch of the flying car
- Chennai-based Vinata Aeromobility is all set to launch its autonomous hybrid flying car on 5 October at the world’s largest Helitech Exhibition – Excel, London.
Incredible user experience
- Vinata’s hybrid flying car features digital instrument panels with artificial intelligence to make the experience of flying and
- driving its car more engaging and hassle-free.
- The company claims that its flying car is luxurious, gets a visually appealing exterior, features GPS tracker and entertainment on board.
- The flying car gets a panoramic window canopy that provides a 300-degree view.
Vertical take-off & landing
- The hybrid flying car weighs 1100kg and can handle a maximum takeoff weight of 1300kg.
- Since it has an electric battery, this aircraft type of the Hybrid Flying car is a Made in India Hybrid Electric VTOL(vertical take-offand landing aircraft).
- The Rotor Configuration of the flying car is the Co-axial quad-rotor.
Flying cars for dual travelers
- Vinata Aeromobility’s hybrid flying cars are designed for dual travelers and will touch a cruise speed range of 100-120 km/hour.
- The maximum flight time is claimed to be 60 minutes and the highest service ceiling is 3,000 feet.
- Vinata Aeromobility has stated that the Hybrid Powered flying car is more sustainable and it uses Bio Fuel.
No room for error
- The Hybrid Powered Flying car has a Distributed Electric Propulsion which provides safety for the passengers through redundancy.
- The Distributed Electric Propulsion means that the flying car has multiple motors and propellers.
- Therefore, if one or more propellers or motors fail, the remaining propellers and motors that are still in good condition can land the flying car safely.
- In case there is a power interruption on the generator, the backup power will provide electricity to the motor.
For the black swan event
- The hybrid flying car comes complete with an ejection parachute.
- The flying car has a parachute with airbags enabled cockpit.
Urban Air Mobility
- Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is expected to be a reality in the USA and Europe soon.
- Boeing and Airbus have joined hands to make flying taxis a reality in Japan.
- Lockheed Martin and Uber are also gearing up for major strides in this direction.
Q) Which of the following is correct regarding Drone Rules 2021?
- The fees for flying now depends on the size of drone.
- Security clearance is not required for flying drones.
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 & 2
- None of the above
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