Sports flying car passed the first test

Airspeeder reported that the company's electric flying race car has completed the first unmanned

test flights in southern Australia.The aircraft, an electric vertical take-off multicopter (eVTOL for short), was controlled remotely and test flights were supervised by the country's Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

The ultimate goal of Airspeeder companies iscreation of flying vehicles for racing. According to the Airspeeder website, "The success of these flights means that the Unmanned EV Grand Prix will take place in 2021 at three soon announced international locations."

The device weighs 130 kilograms, canaccelerates from zero to 100 km / h in 2.8 seconds and climbs to an altitude of 500 m. It is equipped with a removable battery that can be replaced in less than 20 seconds. It can fly for 10 to 15 minutes on a single battery, and it is equipped with lidar and radar to create a "virtual force field" to help prevent collisions, the company says.

Airspeeder says the first races in the EXA series, which the company plans to host later this year, will feature up to four teams, with two remote drivers per team.

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