Gradually we get used to seeing manned single-seat aircrafteven if it happens in a controlled environment and under the guidance of professionals.
These “flying machines“, as they are called colloquially, usually have a cockpit providing protection similar to that of a small aircraft. jet racer what the company presented shoes fully opened, to the point where it looks like Frankie Zapata is flying over flying chair
you can see jet racer in action in the intro video of the news. In the middle of the video, we see him perform… a 360-degree maneuver!
What Zapata offers us is mainly giant flying drone with the possibility of transformation of 200 kg of weightwhether it be a person or a load. So it also serves as a transport drone.
He is endowed 10 turbines and it’s not an electric car, it uses fuel, so it makes a lot of noise and pollutes its own. In return, you can do things like fly at a speed of 250 km / h and climb up to 3000 meters. Not for sensitive hearts!
Of course, Zapata admits that its autonomy is not very high, although he did not disclose the data. It is intended for short-haul flights, exhibitions or specific tasks.
At the moment, we don’t know the price or the date of the sale… if it happens at all. According to New Atlas, Zapata announced that will conduct pilot tests with the participation of 100 peopleAnyone can register on their website. They will select 25 of them to test their JetRacer.
It reminded us a lot of another single-seat flying car that’s for sale, and it’s also electric. Named Jetson One, and its creator uses it to go from home to work every day. You can see it in this video. It costs about 90,000 euros, and the entire production has already been sold until 2024.
We are not sure if this is the future of flying cars because you need to be a professional airplane pilot to handle them and the risk is high. But we must admit that they are spectacular and funny.
Source: Computer Hoy
