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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Jetson is a Swedish startup founded by Peter Ternstrom and Tomasz Patan in 2017 that specializes in electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles.
The global industry for eVTOL technology and commercial aerial transportation has over 150 different companies developing their own “flying cars,” but nearly all of them remain in the development stage.
We’ve previously covered other eVTOL vehicles like HT Aero’s X2 and Volocopter, who have shown proof of concepts but have yet to deliver any of their vehicles to consumers.
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So, you’re up a few hundred feet and one of your prop drives fail. Prepare to meet your end. -SPLAT-
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It is also equipped with many safety features including a redundant propulsion system and a ballistic parachute.
Remember why, specifically, the Bill of Rights was written...remember its purpose. It was written to limit the power of government over the individual.
There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth.
So, you’re up a few hundred feet and one of your prop drives fail. Prepare to meet your end. -SPLAT-
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It is also equipped with many safety features including a redundant propulsion system and a ballistic parachute.
Redundant propulsion system????? is that just 'multiple motors'???? Or are there redundant prop drives???
So you're zipping along at 63mph, at something less than 500' will that ballistic parachute open in time................ go ahead and factor in an appropriate 'initial response to emergency delay interval'...............
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Remember why, specifically, the Bill of Rights was written...remember its purpose. It was written to limit the power of government over the individual.
There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth.
So, you’re up a few hundred feet and one of your prop drives fail. Prepare to meet your end. -SPLAT-
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It is also equipped with many safety features including a redundant propulsion system and a ballistic parachute.
Redundant propulsion system????? is that just 'multiple motors'???? Or are there redundant prop drives???
So you're zipping along at 63mph, at something less than 500' will that ballistic parachute open in time................ go ahead and factor in an appropriate 'initial response to emergency delay interval'...............
Ive parachuted from 800 feet. barely have enough time for chute to open before you hit the ground
This guys been going to bring his Moller Sky Car to market for 30 years . Last I knew it had 5 high horsepower racing cart engines powering it , thing would drink 2-cycle gasoline - would sound good tho
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