Post by account_disabled on Feb 27, 2024 5:47:03 GMT
California startup Alef Aeronautics has unveiled the Alef “Model A,” the only flying car with street driving and vertical takeoff capabilities. The Alef Model A flying car fits within the existing urban infrastructure for driving and parking.
The design of the flying car appears to provide drivers with a stable ride with its car-like exterior. It has a distributed electric propulsion system, with no exposed propellers for greater safety, extensive flight stabilization software and safety system, Elevon stabilization system and four-wheel drive.
Key safety components include triple to eight-fold redundancy of all key components, real-time thousand-point diagnostics, pre-flight rejection initiation diagnostics, obstacle detection and avoidance, among others.
The Alef Model A's mesh-roofed body houses one or two people inside bubble-like compartments, but most of the space is empty. Eight propellers are housed within a body about the size of a large car. Four pro Brazil Mobile Number List pellers are housed in the hull on one side of the passenger bubble and four on the other. The vehicle's top surface, an open mesh, allows air to move through the flying car.
The flying car concept has a driving range of km and a flight range of km.
The company plans to start production and begin first deliveries in the fourth quarter of The first Alef flying car is available for pre-sale to consumers for $K, with a deposit of $ in regular queue or $, in priority queue, on the company's website.
“The Alef model is a modern solution for the urban and rural transportation needs of the st century because it is the fastest and most convenient transportation ever created from the point of origin to the final destination,” says Jim Dukhovny, CEO of Alef. “By allowing consumers to choose driving or flying mode, the Alef flying car offers the optimal route based on road conditions, weather and infrastructure.”
With additional models in development, Alef is working on the four-person sedan, Alef “Model Z,” scheduled for release in , priced at $, It will be capable of flying more than km with a range of more than km.
The design of the flying car appears to provide drivers with a stable ride with its car-like exterior. It has a distributed electric propulsion system, with no exposed propellers for greater safety, extensive flight stabilization software and safety system, Elevon stabilization system and four-wheel drive.
Key safety components include triple to eight-fold redundancy of all key components, real-time thousand-point diagnostics, pre-flight rejection initiation diagnostics, obstacle detection and avoidance, among others.
The Alef Model A's mesh-roofed body houses one or two people inside bubble-like compartments, but most of the space is empty. Eight propellers are housed within a body about the size of a large car. Four pro Brazil Mobile Number List pellers are housed in the hull on one side of the passenger bubble and four on the other. The vehicle's top surface, an open mesh, allows air to move through the flying car.
The flying car concept has a driving range of km and a flight range of km.
The company plans to start production and begin first deliveries in the fourth quarter of The first Alef flying car is available for pre-sale to consumers for $K, with a deposit of $ in regular queue or $, in priority queue, on the company's website.
“The Alef model is a modern solution for the urban and rural transportation needs of the st century because it is the fastest and most convenient transportation ever created from the point of origin to the final destination,” says Jim Dukhovny, CEO of Alef. “By allowing consumers to choose driving or flying mode, the Alef flying car offers the optimal route based on road conditions, weather and infrastructure.”
With additional models in development, Alef is working on the four-person sedan, Alef “Model Z,” scheduled for release in , priced at $, It will be capable of flying more than km with a range of more than km.
