Israeli manufacturer Urban Aeronautics said its CityHawk model will be unleashed in less than three years. It has 1,000 horsepower with “genuine fly anywhere, land anywhere capability”. An Aeronautics spokesman described the vehicle as “a true equivalent to a ground taxi or family sedan in both appearance and passenger capacity”. Its technology was successfully tested earlier this year, with the first manned flights penned in for 2021.
The spokesman added: “Its uniquely compact, ‘wingless’ fuselage and ‘six-degrees-of-freedom-uncoupled’ flight modes deliver true, unencumbered, three-dimensional access and mobility. “This places it as the first in its class with genuine fly-anywhere, land-anywhere capability. “Initial development and testing will utilize two, 1,000 horsepower class, turboshaft engines coupled to electric power generators for operating the vehicle’s thruster propellers. READ MORE
