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Startup Opener announced the ultra-light BlackFly experimental vehicle Thursday (12). The transport can fly about 40 km at a speed of almost 100 km / h. In addition, it is a VTOL (vertical take-off and landing ), that is, that it is able to take off and land vertically. . The technology was funded by Larry Page, Google's co-founder, who supported other similar projects, Flyer and Cora, created by American start-up Kitty Hawk.
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The aircraft has been in development for nine years, according to the creators. During this period, BlackFly was the target of more than 1,400 flights that traveled more than 12,000 miles (approximately 19,312 km) with payload. The spacecraft has also completed 40,000 flight cycles, which equates to 25 laps around the Earth. The tests are conducted in Canada, where the aviation regulator has granted permission for the experiment.
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BlackFly, According to the Opener start, in comparison with from other traditional cars, BlackFly consumes less power (only 245 Wh per mile) (1,233 Wh / mi) and even electric, battery powered (270 Wh / mi). The ship is also quieter, emitting 72 decibels compared to 76 dBA from a car and over 80 dBA from a motorcycle.
However, the car was not designed to be driven on the roads. BlackFly can take off and land on asphalt, grbad, snow and ice, but can not walk on these surfaces. So, it looks more like the Ehang 184, drone presented at CES 2016 as the first capable of carrying people.
The giant drone that can carry people is featured in the CES 2016
Creators make sure the car is easy to use, and the controls include a 'go home' button, an badistant soft landing and understandable training, as well as an intuitive joystick .shows in a graph the limits that the aircraft can reach to perform a certain operation in a safe way.The vehicle still has geofencing, a system that uses GPS to show the location of the object on a digital map
VTOL is built with carbon fiber impregnated with epoxy and measures about 4 meters, at a time in width and length, with 1.5 meters in height.The unit contains in viron 113 kg load and, empty, weighs 141.9 kg
The design is designed to respond to human failures. There are three "fail-safe" flight modes, including one for a low battery. Depending on the manufacturer, the component can take between 67 minutes and 7.4 hours to be fully charged, depending on the power of the power supply.
When BlackFly will be marketed, the customer will have the option to purchase an optional ballistic parachute version, a system in which the aircraft has a parachute for accident cases.There is no prediction for when sales will occur, but manufacturers claim that the price predicts for BlackFly s will be that of an SUV car (tour). However, anyone who wants to buy the "flying car" from its launch will have to pay more.
BlackFly is far from pioneering in this area, aimed at ordinary people who do not have a driver's license. In addition to the Flyer and Ehang 184 already mentioned, several companies rely on such solutions. Uber is investing in uberAIR, an air taxi system designed for big cities, while Audi and Airbus have partnered to test flying cars in Germany. BlackFly can carry up to 113 kg and travel 40 km (Photo: Disclosure / Opener) "src =" date "
