시내용 전기 공중 택시 VIDEO: Electric-powered inner-city 'air taxis' that fly at almost 200mph could be picking up passengers in four years, British firms says

Electric-powered inner-city 'air taxis' that fly at almost 200mph could be picking up passengers in four years, British firms says

The inter-city 'flying taxi' service could offer short-haul, inter-city flights

Since 2016, the firm has hired 28 aerospace and technical experts

Aircraft could carry multiple passengers using piloted aircraft, says the founder

It is the first UK company to test electric Vertical Take Off and Landing aircraft 

시내용 전기 공중 택시 시내용 공중택시는 단거리 즉 시내만 주행한다 2016년부터 영국의 개발회사는 28명의 항공우주전문 기술자들을 영입해왔다. 이 공중택시는 여러명의 승객을 태울 수 있으며 전기동력의 수직이착륙이 가능한 공중택시를 시험한 첫 영국 회사다. 회사측은 4년 내에 상용화할 수 있을 것으로 보고 있다. 황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 큐레이터 Ki Cheol Hwang, conpaper editor, curator

By REUTERS and PHOEBE WESTON FOR MAILONLINE 

PUBLISHED: 00:04 BST, 10 September 2018 | UPDATED: 11:24 BST, 10 September 2018

Electric-powered taxis that can fly at almost 200mph (320kmh) could be picking up passengers in just four years, according to a British firm. 

The inter-city 'flying taxi' service could offer short-haul, inter-city flights carrying multiple passengers using piloted aircraft, according to the founder of Bristol-based flying company Vertical Aerospace.

Since its inception in 2016, the firm has hired 28 veteran aerospace and technical experts from Airbus, Boeing, Rolls-Royce, Martin Jetpack and General Electric.

Founder Stephen Fitzpatrick, who is a one-time Formula 1 racing team owner,  said his new venture will apply lessons from F1 racing to build the electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6149305/British-air-taxi-firm-takes-flight-inspired-F1-racing-advances.html

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