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The Latest Flying Car Concept Seems--Dare We Say It--Serious

• https://www.wired.com, Jack Stewart

They'll ogle the latest aerospace innovations, close deals for defense drones, and check out private jets. Airbus and Boeing will go head-to-head over over sales numbers as aircraft new and old—including the F35A fighter jet, making its public debut—roar overhead, flaunting their flying skills.

Oh, and because at some point in the past few months everyone decided personal aircraft are a real thing, Paris will feature flying cars.

One early reveal comes from Neva Aerospace, a UK-based consortium made up of five European companies that focus on all sorts of electric aviation, from drones to aerial robotic platforms.

Now these folks want to build a passenger-carrying vehicle. The AirQuadOne is just a concept at this stage, but you can tell it's the future because it's made of shiny white plastic, and the rider is in a spandex suit.

Yet the specs are refreshingly realistic. The aircraft uses four electric turbofans, which the consortium members have already proven in other vehicles like drones. The whole thing will weigh in at a little over 1,000 pounds, including 330 pounds for the batteries and 220 for the pilot and his funky purple suit.


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