Did you know that the first flying car prototype was designed and built-in 1949?
It was called the Taylor Aerocar and was essentially just a small car with a rotor on its back. It could reach speeds of up to 60 mph (97 kph) on the ground and 110 mph (177 kph) in the air and could be converted from car to plane in five minutes.
It was never commercialized, however, due to investor disinterest in the vehicle’s capabilities.
Aside from the fact that it performed poorer than automobiles and planes, the bother of transporting it from one mode to another made it significantly less handy than simply owning both automobiles and airplanes.
This is because it is very difficult to build a roadworthy car. Cars and planes have opposing sets of requirements to operate so combining them in one vehicle are nearly impossible.
Electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, vehicles may be the key to overcoming this limitation.
These vehicles are kind of like helicopters that require a lot less space to take off and land. They are also electrically powered which means they require a lot less polluting fuel to function.
Could this be the key to finally having flying cars? Why don’t we have flying cars despite so many trials? What will it take to finally see flying cars within our cities and streets?
We answer all these questions and more in our video.
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