Japanese Flying Car Specs

Local media outlets said it was the first public demonstration for a flying car in japanese history.

Japanese flying car specs. Japanese firm nec corp has tested a new flying car in tokyo this week. 25 the first flying car was successfully tested by skydrive inc a japanese company that develops urban air mobility solutions at a toyota test field in japan according to a press. Japan s government is hoping to position the country as a leader in the flying car not quite as large as a helicopter drone space. The device is essentially a large battery powered drone with four propellers that s big enough to carry human passengers.

Japan s skydrive inc among the myriads of flying car projects around the world has carried out a successful though modest test flight with one person aboard. A flying car has successfully lifted off the ground in japan in a move that could pave the way for the product s launch in 2023. Tomohiro fukuzawa who heads the skydrive effort said he hopes the flying car can be made into a real life product by 2023 but he acknowledged that making it safe was critical. In a video shown to reporters on friday a contraption that looked like a slick motorcycle with propellers lifted several feet 1 2 meters off the ground and hovered in a netted.

Nec corp has spent about a year developing the battery powered flying car alongside japanese startup cartivator which plans to begin mass producing the vehicle in 2026. The associated press reported skydrive s modest success on august 28th publishing the. Japan s skydrive has successfully tested a single passenger electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle that realistically brings a future of everyday flying transportation for commuters into view. Japanese company skydrive one of several flying car.

A japanese company has announced the successful test drive of a flying car. From blade runner to the jetsons flying cars have long been promised as the transport of choice in the future but japan is determined to have its citizens taking to the skies in the next few years.