The AeroHT flying car, a luxurious electric car with a fold-out vertical-lift octa copter system on the roof, has had its design modified by Chinese automaker XPeng. The prototype looks futuristic and insane, as it weighs two tons!
Revamped HT Aero Flying Supercar
As reported first by New Atlas, only two electric rotors with large-diameter blades were employed in the original VTOL system for the HT Aero flying supercar. These were installed on folding, articulating arms that gave the design an incredibly attractive, futuristic appearance-albeit at the sacrifice of safety and complexity.
Xpeng wants to make a real flying automobile that anyone can drive on the road and fly above traffic jams. The eVTOL air taxi concept being developed by AeroHT, which was created with a sizeable half-billion-dollar bank account last year, recently had its public premiere in Dubai.
The new flying car prototype weighs in at an astounding 1,936 kg (4,268 lb), and it also approximately matches the body shape of its renders.
The massive eight-rotor coaxial vertical lift system is installed on top, and it appears to be completely set in place with no current ability to fold away, according to New Atlas. With such a heavy load to carry, the VTOL frame is extremely substantial, and the propulsion units are attached to what appear to be steel girders.
Flight Demo
The team successfully maneuvered the automobile out of a garage on its own in its flight demo video. Then it takes off, hovers, briefly flies cautiously, and then returns for what appears to be a soft landing. AeroHT claims to have also conducted single-rotor failure tests.
In terms of functionality and measurement, the company said that it is comparable to any regular car when in driving mode.
"In flight mode, the flying car is piloted using the steering wheel and the right-hand gear lever as controls to move forward and backward, make turns, ascend, hover and descend," XPeng said in a press release statement.
"Subject to laws and regulations for the low-altitude airspace, it can take off and land vertically, and fly over traffic congestion, obstacles and rivers to meet a new host of short-distance mobility needs."
New Atlas noted that the aircraft appears to be designed for personal use instead of a commercial air taxi. Hence, it is likely to encounter far less red tape in its type certification process compared to other eVTOL businesses.
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Written by Jace Dela Cruz
