I have always been a day dreamer about flying cars. Cars that can take of and land vertically and can also reach those nerve shattering speeds.
Well my dream is about to get some shape as the X-Hawk may make a debut as early as 2010.
The car has been designed by an Israeli Inventor named Rafi Yoeli and he is optimistic about the 2010 launch.
X-Hawk is mainly derived from a helicopter but has no exposed blades. The car is also easy to navigate and the bladeless exterior makes it easy for you to reach and hover near your girl friends house.
Rafi’s own aeronautics company, Urban Aeronautics is developing the X-Hawk and primarily the car will be delivered to firefighters, rescue teams and the military to aid in the recovery of people from those hard to reach places.
The car will be able to reach speeds up to 155 mph and also fly at an altitude of 12,000 feet for two hours.
The rotors are powered by four internal combustion engines that will be much smaller than those in a helicopter.
The estimated price of the car will be somewhere between $1.5 million to $3.5 million that means its not my cup of tea...!
Via: engadget
Comments
the upcoming year 2010 will show not just a flying car but it might be a much greater innovations beyond the limit of our imagination..technology has offered a lot of improvised gadgets and devices that indeed fascinated us..cars like bmw with its bmw performance chip has been improvised in order to meet customer’s satisfaction..automakers had made hybrid cars as an alternative to fuel dependent cars..so while imagining for the near future, just let it be and expect the unexpected things to come..
Flying cars would be a great solution for crowded cities, but I think it will take long until they will become widely used.
Is the flying car x-hawk is unique.
very interesting blog. i like it.
the thought of having a flying car in the future really excites me. this goes to show the advancement in car technology.