SINGAPORE: A Singapore firm has unveiled a one-seater flying vehicle that it hopes could be used for door-to-door transportation in urban areas when it is launched in the United States.
The personal aerial vehicle, named Crimson S8, is earmarked to launch in California late next year, Neo Aeronautics said yesterday.The vehicle is currently undergoing indoor trials without an operator on board in Loyang. Neo Aeronautics is looking to fine-tune the model and conduct outdoor trials soon.
Founder and chief executive Assoc Prof Neo Kok Beng said the vehicle is designed for low-level urban aerial mobility and facilitates door-to-door urban transportation. It will have a maximum speed of 100kph.The current development model can stay airborne for 20 minutes, but the company plans to improve the limit up to at least 60 minutes.Prof Neo, who teaches innovation and technology commercialisation at the National University of Singapore, said the Crimson S8 is designed to fit into the ultralight category set by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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