For the Price of a Tesla Model S, You Can Buy a Flying Car That Doesn’t Require a License
For a price of a luxury electric car, you can now buy a personal electric plane that can take you to as high as 1,500 meters (4,921 feet) in the sky without a pilot license.
The Swedish startup Jetson Aero on Thursday unveiled its first commercial product, a single-seat aluminum aircraft called Jetson, available for just $92,000 in the U.S. starting next year.
For that price, you will get a half assembled kit, which includes an aluminum space frame, motor controllers, propellers and motors, as well as an assembly guide.
Weighing only 40 kilograms (88 pounds) when empty, Jetson One is categorized as an ultralight aircraft in the U.S., which doesn’t require a pilot license to fly.
The single-seat aircraft can carry a passenger weighing up to 90 kilograms (198 pounds). The operator uses a throttle lever, a joystick and pedals to control the aircraft’s movements, while a computer software makes sure that it’s stable during flight. To ensure safety, the vehicle is also equipped with Lidar sensors for terrain tracking and obstacle avoidance and a ballistic parachute that can be deployed in no time in case of a motor failure or battery outage.
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Jetson One is designed to fly at a maximum speed of 63 mph and hover up to 20 minutes on a single charge, making it likely not sufficient for a daily commute just yet.
Jetson Aero plans to manufacture only 12 Jetson One vehicles in 2022. All of them have been sold already, according to the company website, to buyers in the U.S., Europe and Brazil. Currently, there are only three units left for 2023.
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