When will we take off? Overview of flying cars (and motorcycle)
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People have always wanted to fly. And here we are, quite frankly, quite well. But after all it is not enough planes, helicopters and paraplanes, agree? We also need a transport system consisting of multi-level “roads without roads”, as in the Fifth Element.
Attempts to endow the vehicle with the ability to fly have been undertaken since 1917. Read more - under the cut.
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The idea of ​​combining a car and an airplane is so old that it is even surprising: the first such design was presented to the general public in 1917. Unfortunately, Autoplan could not gain altitude and constantly returned to its native land.
The idea stalled until 1937, when the Arrowbile model was introduced. This vehicle was already able to fly, but failed in sales - only two orders were received by the creator.
Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov in 1941-1943 worked on a flying tank. This is not for you to attach wings to the Lada, here it was a question of T-60, the combat mass of which was from 5.8 to 6.4 tons. This beast-machine was also able to fly, but only by 20 meters, after which it rapidly began to lose height. Another failure in the field of flying machines. And tanks. Well, that the pilot managed to escape - enough skills and experience.
In 1946, Robert Fulton, convinced that it was easier not to make a plane from a car, but to adapt a plane to the road, makes the “Flying Amphibian” - Airphibian. Six cylinders, 150 horses, flight speed - 190 km per hour, and movement on the road - 80 km per hour. Fulton claimed that any housewife would be able to make a car out of this plane in five minutes without any help: the wings and tail section of the aircraft were removed, and the propeller was folded inside the fuselage.
Convair Model 116 and 118 also did not live long. There was no demand for flying cars.
In the seventies, Ave Mizar entered the arena. Crashed machine with the pilot, the creator of the model - Henry Mizar. All because he wanted to prove the possibilities of his creation.
And this cutie, Aerocar, drove its wings behind it. 250 orders could not recoup the cost of production.
Frisbee is suddenly able to fly. Tests were held in 1989. This thing eats a lot of fuel and will never be released in the series. By the way, they say that on e-Bay you can buy a prototype of this thing for $ 15,000.
As early as three years ago, in 2011, the serial release of the Terrafugia Transition was to begin. A car weighing 570 kg is able to drive on a highway at a speed of 105 kilometers per hour and fly at 185 km / h. Now the car is still undergoing various tests.
In Holland, they decided to combine cars not with an aircraft, but with an autogyro. Helicycle Pal-V, absolutely does not need wings to move through the air - accordingly, you also do not need to unfasten-fasten huge pieces of the fuselage. The body is made of carbon, titanium and aluminum. In just 8 seconds, the car will accelerate to 100km / h on the ground. At one gas station Helicycle can travel up to 1300 km or fly about 350 km. And, of course, he does not need a runway.
In 2017, the US promises to start a serial release of Hoverbike. This flying motorcycle can move at a height of about 4 meters at a speed of 72 kilometers per hour. The length of this vehicle is 4.5 meters, width - 2.1 meters, height - 1.25. The manufacturer is confident that any biker will immediately deal with the management. The fuel used is regular gasoline: a full tank is enough for an hour and a quarter of the flight.
The maximum weight of passengers, which can be two - 140 kilograms.
Thanks to the maneuverability and technologies borrowed from quadcopters (accelerometer and gyroscope are effectively used to improve handling), this vehicle can be used by rescuers and the police.
People have always wanted to fly. And here we are, quite frankly, quite well. But after all it is not enough planes, helicopters and paraplanes, agree? We also need a transport system consisting of multi-level “roads without roads”, as in the Fifth Element.
Attempts to endow the vehicle with the ability to fly have been undertaken since 1917. Read more - under the cut.
')
The idea of ​​combining a car and an airplane is so old that it is even surprising: the first such design was presented to the general public in 1917. Unfortunately, Autoplan could not gain altitude and constantly returned to its native land.
The idea stalled until 1937, when the Arrowbile model was introduced. This vehicle was already able to fly, but failed in sales - only two orders were received by the creator.
Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov in 1941-1943 worked on a flying tank. This is not for you to attach wings to the Lada, here it was a question of T-60, the combat mass of which was from 5.8 to 6.4 tons. This beast-machine was also able to fly, but only by 20 meters, after which it rapidly began to lose height. Another failure in the field of flying machines. And tanks. Well, that the pilot managed to escape - enough skills and experience.
In 1946, Robert Fulton, convinced that it was easier not to make a plane from a car, but to adapt a plane to the road, makes the “Flying Amphibian” - Airphibian. Six cylinders, 150 horses, flight speed - 190 km per hour, and movement on the road - 80 km per hour. Fulton claimed that any housewife would be able to make a car out of this plane in five minutes without any help: the wings and tail section of the aircraft were removed, and the propeller was folded inside the fuselage.
Convair Model 116 and 118 also did not live long. There was no demand for flying cars.
In the seventies, Ave Mizar entered the arena. Crashed machine with the pilot, the creator of the model - Henry Mizar. All because he wanted to prove the possibilities of his creation.
And this cutie, Aerocar, drove its wings behind it. 250 orders could not recoup the cost of production.
Frisbee is suddenly able to fly. Tests were held in 1989. This thing eats a lot of fuel and will never be released in the series. By the way, they say that on e-Bay you can buy a prototype of this thing for $ 15,000.
As early as three years ago, in 2011, the serial release of the Terrafugia Transition was to begin. A car weighing 570 kg is able to drive on a highway at a speed of 105 kilometers per hour and fly at 185 km / h. Now the car is still undergoing various tests.
In Holland, they decided to combine cars not with an aircraft, but with an autogyro. Helicycle Pal-V, absolutely does not need wings to move through the air - accordingly, you also do not need to unfasten-fasten huge pieces of the fuselage. The body is made of carbon, titanium and aluminum. In just 8 seconds, the car will accelerate to 100km / h on the ground. At one gas station Helicycle can travel up to 1300 km or fly about 350 km. And, of course, he does not need a runway.
In 2017, the US promises to start a serial release of Hoverbike. This flying motorcycle can move at a height of about 4 meters at a speed of 72 kilometers per hour. The length of this vehicle is 4.5 meters, width - 2.1 meters, height - 1.25. The manufacturer is confident that any biker will immediately deal with the management. The fuel used is regular gasoline: a full tank is enough for an hour and a quarter of the flight.
The maximum weight of passengers, which can be two - 140 kilograms.
Thanks to the maneuverability and technologies borrowed from quadcopters (accelerometer and gyroscope are effectively used to improve handling), this vehicle can be used by rescuers and the police.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/222915/
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